A wandering samurai, Shiba, joins forces with a group of peasants who have kidnapped the magistrate's daughter to demand reduced taxes. Alongside two former guards, Sakura and Kikyo, they engage in a brutal struggle for survival.

Three Outlaw Samurai
A group of impoverished farmers, driven to desperation by a ruthless magistrate's excessive taxation, resort to drastic measures by kidnapping his daughter, and a lone samurai allies himself with their rebellion.