In the turbulent backdrop of 15th century Kyoto, just before the onset of the Onin War, the film follows a group of renegades under the leadership of Hyoe (Oizumi). Hyoe, a rogue with formidable swordsmanship, spearheads a fierce rebellion against the corrupt Shogunate and its forces, commanded by his former ally and now bitter enemy, Doken (Tsutsumi).