柳如是的父亲重病过世，留下庞大的债务令柳如是母女无力偿还，债主于是强逼柳如是以身偿还，并将柳如是卖给了当时的名妓徐佛。柳如是在陪客的宴席中，所表现出的率直、天真与聪明伶俐，被客人周道登看中，并将她娶回家中为妾。周道登乃宰相之后，书香门第让 柳如是有了学习的机会，也成为她日后为一代名妓的条件！柳如是虽然很得周道登的疼爱，然而周道登并无法满足她年轻旺盛的慾望，终于柳如是勾搭上家中的长工，年轻的欲火一发不可收拾，两个人在家中的每个角落留下了缠绵的身影……

拥有悲惨身世的高仓信吾（市川雷藏 饰）自幼由小诸藩的武士高仓信右卫门（浅野進治郎 饰）养大。成年之后，信吾选择闯荡世界，三年后学成归来。适值此时，小诸藩请来水户藩的武士庄司嘉兵卫（友田輝 饰）比试剑法。本藩武士连番上阵，却都败于对方剑下。信吾临危受命，用自己悟出的三弦剑法迫使嘉兵卫不战而退。信吾由此声名远播，也招来池边父子的忌恨，致令养父和妹妹芳尾（渚まゆみ 饰）被他们杀害。信吾手刃仇家，并得到藩主（細川俊夫 饰）的体恤，从此再次踏上孤独的旅程……本片根据柴田錬三郎的原作改编，是三隅研次“剑之三部曲”的第一部。

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George Washington McLintock, "GW" to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also surprised to see that his wife Katherine has also returned. She had left him some years before without really explaining what he done but she does make the point of saying that she's returned to take their daughter back to the State Capitol with her. GW is highly respected by everyone around him including the farmers who are pouring into the territories with free grants of land and the Indians who are under threat of being relocated to another reservation. Between his wife, his headstrong daughter, the crooked land agent and the thieving government Indian agent, GW tries to keep the peace and do what is best for everyone.