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From the acclaimed Kenji Fukasaku comes a tale of death and mystery that finds an honor-bound samurai investigating a series of murders after his lord is killed under his watch. When Mondo Nakamura (Makoto Fujita) fears that his replacement Okuda might have something to do with the killings, he sets out to reclaim his honor by any means possible. Set within the confines of Japan's wealthy magistrates, Sure Death is a revenge tale that slices through the heart of the opulence of the time as Mondo unveils a conspiracy that leads him to the heart of his government.