In
1582 Oda Nobunaga was on the verge of conquering all of Japan, but was
forced to commit suicide at Honno-ji Temple by one of his generals,
Akechi Mitsuhide. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobunaga’s top general,
overthrew Akechi a few days later and completed Nobunaga’s
dream of unifying Japan under one ruler. The world was at peace for a
time, but soon a ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi)
appeared, using his super-human abilities to steal from the rich and
give to the poor—a habit which cemented his reputation as a
hero to commoners everywhere. One night while looting treasure from
Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden
inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing
untold powers, it isn’t long before Ishida Mitsunari,
Kirigakure Saizo, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Hattori Hanzo are all in persuit
of the box for their own purposes.
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