Sword of Vengeance is the first of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub productions. Framed for treason,the executioner of the Shogun is stripped of office and declared an outlaw. Together with his infant son,he sets out as a mercenary on a blood soaked journey of revenge against the secret society that murdered his wife and robbed him of his good name. With his life in ruins, and literally believing that he is in hell, he and his baby son have become Lone Wolf and Cub.