Plot Summary:Soldiers Hayatenosuke Sasa and Kagami Yaheiji leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Hayatenosuke has left behind his lover, Kano. In the camp, Hayatenosuke is wounded and cared for by Oryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayatenosuke accidentally kills her father, he flees, with Oryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayatenosuke's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayatenosuke, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
時は戦国、織田信長の軍勢に攻められた浅井長政の小谷城から三人の武士が落ちのびた。討ち死には御免と公言した猛者、疾風之介。忠義に厚い男、弥平次。疾風之介の思い人、加乃を連れ城から逃げ出した十郎太。それぞれに流転の人生を歩むこととなった三人は、やがて運命の糸に導かれるかのように再会を果たすが…。井上靖の原作を、時代劇の巨匠、稲垣浩監督が映画化。脚本に黒澤明も参加している。(form:NHKBS)