In a gambling den, a traveling brother and his dice-dealing sister conspire to repay their parents' debts through trickery. Monjirō steals fifty ryō from the brother, who betrayed his sister and fled with the money, and returns it to her. The sister bears an uncanny resemblance to Monjirō’s deceased sibling. Learning that the gambling den’s overseer was once involved in his real sister’s tragic demise, Monjirō confronts him, the blade of his sword gleaming with vengeance.

On the roadside, Monjirō encounters a dying man who begs him to deliver two letters. Upon visiting the first address, Monjirō is invited to stay. The deceased man is revealed to be a relative of someone Monjirō had once killed, and the household belongs to his kin. Seizing an opportunity, the family attacks Monjirō, but he outmaneuvers and kills them. Honoring the man’s final wish, Monjirō disappears into the rainy haze of Jizō Pass to deliver the second letter.

Monjirō parts ways with a lame girl who dreams of seeing the world beyond her village. Sensing danger, he rushes back to find the village ravaged. The perpetrator, a man exiled for killing a lover, has returned for revenge. Monjirō slays the assailant to protect the villagers and carries the girl to witness the world beyond the village, fulfilling her wish.

A village legend warns of a man exiled for murdering a samurai returning after twenty years. When two men claim to be the same person, confusion and fear grip the villagers. Monjirō uncovers a sinister plot behind the legend, revealing truths that shatter the village’s facade.

Monjirō becomes the target of bounty hunters lured by a hundred-ryō reward placed on his head. The mastermind, a scheming merchant, uses Monjirō to eliminate a rebellious labor leader. Discovering the truth, Monjirō resolves the intrigue with his characteristic decisiveness.

A dying thief entrusts Monjirō with a cryptic clue to the whereabouts of his stolen fortune. Amid a web of conspiracies and bloodshed, Monjirō navigates Edo’s perilous streets to uncover the truth and safeguard the thief’s legacy.

Monjirō learns of an impostor using his name to escape trouble. The impostor, an old friend of a passing traveler, unwittingly puts Monjirō’s life at risk. Trapped and disarmed, Monjirō must rely on his wits and resilience to survive.

Monjirō aids a swordsmith’s sister, rescuing her from danger. When his sword breaks, he visits her brother’s forge, unaware of the violent clash awaiting him.

While recovering in a hot spring village after saving a young woman, Monjirō faces torment from bandits who have taken her hostage. Regaining his strength, he confronts the attackers in a desperate struggle.

Bound by villagers who suspect him of stealing a hidden fortune, Monjirō frees himself to unravel the mystery, leaving a trail of blood and justice.

A man sells his life to save his ailing sister, and a young lover buys the right to kill Monjirō, hoping to win the hand of his beloved. The scheme unravels when the real Monjirō intervenes, forcing a tragic reckoning.

Monjirō learns that a woman who once taught him to play the reed flute has been sold into slavery. Haunted by her memory, he becomes entangled in a web of vengeance and redemption.

Entrusted with delivering gold to a dying man’s son, Monjirō finds himself falsely accused of a crime. Amid betrayal and despair, he fights to protect an innocent woman and preserve his honor.

Asked to protect a wagon train from bandits, Monjirō initially refuses. But after hearing of a kidnapping, he steps in, confronting the outlaws and exposing their schemes.

Monjirō rescues a woman who once cared for him from a bandit-infested village. He discovers that the entire village has survived by weaving lies, challenging his sense of justice.

A power struggle for leadership plunges Monjirō into chaos. Accused of killing a clan leader, he must navigate deadly rivalries and restore the balance of power.

Monjiro was entrusted by a boss to deliver money to his younger brother. Along the way, a father of three, who had been saved by Monjiro, was mistakenly killed, thinking Monjiro was someone else. The children, believing it was an act of revenge for their father's death, stabbed Monjiro. This was all a trap set by the boss of the gang to which the younger brother belonged, to cover up the fact that he had killed the younger brother...

A father and younger sister set out on a journey after being told the whereabouts of the estranged son who left home long ago. However, they are ambushed by bandits, and only the father is killed. In truth, the story about the son was a lie, and he was in cahoots with the bandits. Monjirō, who happens to witness the aftermath, takes the exhausted younger sister to an inn for her safety, but…