Ogami Itto, A wandering assassin for hire who is accompanied by his young son, Daigoro. After his wife is murdered and he is stripped of the title of the Shogun's Official Executioner, Ogami must take to the path of the demons and become Lone Wolf and Cub constantly under threat from Yagyu Clan and the Shogun's Troops he must fight until he avenges his wife and his honour.