
WhilethestoryoftheAkoClan'svendettahasbeentoldcountlesstimes,neverbefore<br/> hastherebeenanarrayofmajormotionpicturestarstobringnewlifetothistimeless<br/> tale.StartingwiththecorruppracticesofLordKiraandYanagi-sawa,theShogun's<br/> Secretary,whichinessenceledtotheincidentofLordAsano'sattackingKirainthe<br/> PineCorridoroftheShogun'sPalace,thisisthedefinitiveversion.AsanoTakumino<br/> kamiwasayounglordwithhighscruples,whorefusedtojoininthegeneral<br/> corruptionandbriberywhichranrampantinthecapitalatthattime.Bynotgiving<br/> bribes,heangeredKiraKozukenosuketheelderlordinchargeofprotocolatthe<br/> Palace.Refusingtoteachtheyoungerman,andgivinghimfalseinstructionswas<br/> onlythebeginning.Insultsfollowed,andamanofhonorhadnochoicebuttodraw<br/> hisswordinanger.Fortysevenmasterlesssamuraiarewillingtogivetheirlivesto<br/> avengetheirlord.Nothingcouldmatchthecourageofthesewarriorsastheyshow<br/> thattrulytheswordisthesoulofthesamurai,andthesamuraiisthesoulofJapan.<br/> Thismassivestoryistoldintwoparts,withanamazingall-starcast,amustsee!




