This first film by the legendary hideo gosha sword of the beast is among the most canonized chambara sword fighting films. An origin story offshoot of a japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, three outlaw samurai is a classic in its own right. In it, a wandering, seen it all ronin tetsuro tamba becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai isamu nagato and mikijiro hira, hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.special featureshigh definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the blu ray editiontrailernew english subtitle translationplus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic bilge ebiri