Watch Zatoichi the Outlaw

The film centers on a group of a lord's most elite samurai, who have been tasked with finding Zatoichi the Outlaw, who is attempting to start a peasants rebellion over the price the peasants receive for their rice from their lord. The samurai begin their search by visiting a town rumored to be in of the Outlaw. After speaking to the townspeople, they discover that the Lord has inflicted abuses against them, to their dismay. The group is conflicted about their mission, and when they discover Zatoichi their loyalties to their honor or their lord are called into question.