مردم فقیر یک دهکده که مدام توسط راهزن‌ها مورد هجوم قرار می‌گیرند، از یک سامورایی درخواست کمک می‌کنند. او ۶ سامورایی دیگر را جمع می‌کند و آن‌ها به مردم دهکده می‌آموزند که چطور از خودشان دفاع کنند و در ازای آن، مردم روزانه سه وعده غذایی مختصر به آن‌ها می‌دهند. فیلم زمانی به اوج خود می‌رسد که ۴۰ راهزن به دهکده حمله می‌کنند و ...
ژاپن، سال ۱۶۳۰، پس از پایان جنگ‌های داخلی بسیاری از سامورایی‌ها بی‌کار شده‌اند. سامورایی جوانی (ایواشیتا) به امید لطف، سراغ طایفه‌ی آیی می‌رود و وانمود می‌کند که قصد هاراکیری دارد. اما، برخلاف انتظار، او را مجبور به این اقدام می‌کنند. پس از آن پدرخوانده‌ی سامورایی (ناکادایی) که دخترش را نیز به همسری او در آورده، برای انتقام وارد عمل می‌شود.
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money.
At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies.
Based on the multiplayer game of the same name. Plot TBA.
