The Dagger of Kamui (1985) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1985 · 132 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Rintaro

Starring

Hiroyuki Sanada, Mami Koyama, Tarô Ishida, Ichiro Nagai, Yuriko Yamamoto, Takeshi Aono

After his mother and sister are murdered, Jiro is wrongly blamed and flees, meeting priest Tenkai, who tasks him with killing the rogue ninja Tarouza. Trained as an assassin, Jiro later learns Tarouza was his father, who abandoned his mission for love. Discovering the shogunate’s plan to recover Captain Kidd’s treasure to isolate Japan, Jiro, ninja Oyuki and slave Sam follow Tarouza’s clues across Russia and America, seeking the treasure and revenge on Tenkai.