農民たちの水争いがもとで、その後次々と起こる農民殺しに脅える人々。農民である恋人の安否を気遣う貸元の娘。紋次郎は貸元一家の代貸達の農民殺しを目撃し、狙われることに。
In a farming village torn apart by disputes over water, a series of murders casts a dark shadow. A young woman worries for the safety of her farmer lover, while Monjirō witnesses the gangsters of a powerful family committing atrocities against the farmers. Now targeted, Monjirō finds himself drawn into the deadly conflict.