A samurai warrior living in an age of bloodshed and civil strife, Takakazu believes in two things: fidelity to his lord and the deadly potency of his blade. But, after his master is slain by a mysterious assassin, his lust for vengeance prompts a blind search that leads him to the enigmatic Suko, a woman who embodies the choice he must make between personal enlightenment and self-annihilation.
