(W) Shogo Imamura (A) TATSUZ. The year 1878 the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan* and more than a decade since the samurai were stripped of their privileges and swords outlawed on public streets. A mysterious flyer appears in all corners of the land* luring those skilled in martial arts to Kyoto with the promise of riches beyond common imagination. As warriors deprived of purpose flock to the appointed place at the appointed time* what awaits them is no ordinary task* but an all-out war against each other!