大菩萨岭

幕末时期，时局动荡，暗流涌动。甲州武士机龙之助（仲代達矢 饰）剑术绝伦，却拥有一颗邪恶阴暗之心。在一次剑术比赛前夕，对手宇津木文之丞（中谷一郎 饰）的妻子阿滨（新珠三千代 饰）恳求他败给丈夫，甚至不惜委身于他。然而在次日的对决中，龙之助仍然以绝对优势杀死文之丞。在此之后 ，他和被休的阿滨离开甲州，浪迹江湖。两年后，他以杀手身份加入新选组，替幕府斩杀反抗义士。在此期间，文之丞弟弟兵马（加山雄三 饰）也来至江户，并拜入剑豪岛田虎之助（三船敏郎 饰）的门下，等待为兄长报仇的良机。宿命的相逢无可避免…… 　　本片根据中里介山同名原著中“甲源一刀流の巻 - 03 壬生と島原の巻”部分改编。该小说在报纸上连载23年，被称作“世界上最长的历史小说”。Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade. Ryunosuke accepts her offer, but kills her husband in the match. Over time, Ryunosuke is pursued by the brother of the man he killed. The brother trains with the master fencer Shimada. In the meantime, however, Ryunosuke earns the enmity of the band of assassins he runs with, and it becomes a question of who shall face him in final conflict.