In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.

A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.

Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.