Plot
Feudal Japan, the year 1301. A Samurai Shogun named Ashigura leads his master's army against the tyrannical Lord Shinzen. Ashigura's army is poised to put an end to Shinzen's dream of conquering Japan. Loyal disciples of the Code of the Samurai, his men fight with a fury and reckless abandon that Shinzen's warriors cannot match. As the battle rages, Ashigura's brother, Ishida, returns home after a seven year exodus. Disenchanted with the harsh and violent life of a Samurai, Ishida has chosen a different path. He has spent the last third of his life studying and training within the peaceful Order of the mysterious Shaolin Monks; a decision that has turned Ashigura against him. As Ashigura wins victory on the battlefield, he is unaware that a much greater evil is on the horizon
