The local yokai Japanese spirits interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials
The shoguns illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword fighting adventures when hes blamed for the beheading
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord
Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but hes not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter So he gets kidnapped and its up to Nemuri Kyoshiro to save him
A debt collector visits a gambling den in search of a gambler the gamblers wife and daughter are sick unknown to the debt collector he kills the gambler He learns more about his wife and family and forms a bond as
Our anti hero discovers locals who are oppressed, held captive against their will For the swordsman to succeed, he first must wade through traps and assassins, and a few seductive maidens
The murder of an old man on sacred grounds provokes the intervention of vengeful yokai Japanese spirits