Izou

Synopsis

Okada Izou, known as "Izou the Slayer," travels to America as part of a Japanese delegation. He is assigned to escort Kaishuu Katsu, the military magistrate of the Tokugawa Shogunate, aboard the Kanrin Maru to San Francisco. Their mission is to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States. Following an incident at a welcoming party where Izou clashes with his patron, Richardson, Izou decides to remain in the United States.