This first film by the legendary Hideo Gosha (Sword of the Beast) is among the most canonized chambara (sword-fighting) films. An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, Three Outlaw Samurai is a classic in its own right. In it, a wandering, seen-it-all ronin (Tetsuro Tamba) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7592 in DVD
• Released on: 2012-02-14
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: Japanese
• Subtitled in: English
• Running time: 93 minutes