佐賀潜の江戸川乱歩賞受賞作『華やかな死体』の映画化。若い検事が食品会社社長殺害事件を担当し、悪徳弁護士や集団偽証を向こうにまわし、正義と真実を求めて苦闘する。

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.