Shunzaburo Iba

The ronin Nakayama Yasubei delights in fighting. Various dramas unfold and lead toward Yasubei getting entangled against 18 opponents in a fight to the death. (imdb)

During the Shogunate, the government in Edo pursued a policy of curbing the powerful feudal lords. One technique was to require them to maintain a home in Edo and house their wives and children there. This kept them in the capital much of the time, and left hostages when they were absent. Denjirô Ôkôchi is one such lord; while he is gone, local power is wielded by..... call him a majordomo.