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...
Nothing can sway my loyalty to the emperor.
Ich bin Abschaum,
aber dem Tennō gegenüber loyal!
J’ai juré loyauté à l’empereur,
je deviendrai jamais votre chien…
Col cazzo che giuro lealtà all'imperatore!
Nada vai tirar a minha
lealdade ao imperador!
Я навеки предан императору.