Independent distributors FUNimation Entertainment are set to release Japanese director Hiroyuki Nakano's Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009), starring Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka, and Kyosuke Yabe. This will be a Blu-ray Combo Pack release, which will arrive in shops on September 20th.
Up-and-coming actor Shun Oguri (Sukiyaki Western Django) stars as Naomitsu, a nobleman forced to flee the capital by conspirators embroiled in jealousy. In a desperate struggle with the nefarious Tajomaru, Naomitsu loses the love of his life, Ako, but gains a new title and the coveted blade, The Cutting Wave. As he wages war on his betrayers in furious battles—and even braves the depths of the Pit of Hell—bodies will fall and vengeance will be served by the great bandit king.