京都を中心に発展してきた時代劇映画。その時代劇の華である『ちゃんばら』の人気は、若者はもちろん今や女性の間にも広がり、そして世界からも注目されている。時代劇の歴史的変遷をふまえ乍ら、評論家、俳優、殺陣師へのインタビューをまじえ、その『ちゃんばら』の面白さを徹底的に追及。ラストには本格的なちゃんばらシーンを披露する。

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.