Produced by Katsu Production. The fourth film in this fantastical series, haunted by the eerie blade of Shin Kishida, best known as Japan's answer to Count Dracula. Yagyu assassins lurking inside Buddhist statues. Even with both arms torn off, they keep writhing and squirming forward in grotesque fashion. An ode to Daigoro! The lurid splendor of the Yagyu! The music is funkier than ever, too. Asao Koike is irresistible as the villain. One massive sword-fight sequence after another! And in the finale, a one-on-one showdown with Retsudo Yagyu... Battered and scarred, Ogami Itto and Daigoro's journey goes on. This disc will not play on standard Japanese DVD players, but can be viewed on a computer. A Japanese edition is also available, but this import version is priced lower. Directed by Buichi Saito. Released December 1972. 81 minutes. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)