Ichibanboshi travels the country in search of the masked samurai who murdered his family. He finally finds a group of samurai wearing the same mask as the man who killed his family, but he is arrested by thief-takers attracted by the commotion. Sentenced to die, Ichibanboshi closes his eyes in regret, but...
...for the nation!
… unserem Vaterland!
Au nom de notre patrie !
... per la nazione!
Para a nação!
за свою страну!