在回乡的途中，青年高山和夫（萩原聖人 饰）邂逅了一个名为真罗崇神朱雀教的新兴宗教团体。教主（下條正巳 饰）神奇的法力以及负责人司马大介（ビートたけし 饰）极具蛊惑力的宣传让和夫颇为好奇。虽然事后知晓这只是一个空手套白狼的小团伙，不过他还是志愿加入其中，并主动为教主的表演打托。与此同时，以司马和吴（岸部一徳 饰）为首的经营派越来越不满意教主的种种表现。一番拳脚过后，教主被司马打跑，而和夫却被推举为新任教主。司马等人不断扩张团体，和夫则在虔诚派驹村哲治（玉置浩二 饰）的督促下展开了艰苦的修行……
本片根据北野武的同名小说改编，由北野武的副导演执导，他本人亦在片中出演角色。影片荣获1994年横滨国际电影节最佳男配角奖（萩原圣人）。

フランスで“ランボーの再来”と評された大木裕之が、その名を一躍世界に知らしめた傑作！

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.