A small town in the mountains of western Japan, Maniwa. Chang-su, a former Olympic jockey from South Korea, burdened with huge debts works at a quarry site. He lives with Minami who fled her husband. Meanwhile, Yamabuki, a high school girl begins silent standing protests spontaneously at a crossroad. Unbeknown to them, the lives of Maniwa quietly begin to intersect.

故事发生在江户时代，农夫治兵卫（中垣直久 饰）和即将临盆的老婆阿民（梶原香乃 饰）生活在一个宁静的小山村中。这一日，阿民的哥哥叫上治兵卫，让他和大家一起去向藩中请愿。治兵卫不情不愿地跟了过去，谁知几天后局势失控，双方演变成武力冲突。占有绝对优势的藩方势如破竹，百姓们的队伍节节败退。在乱流中心，治兵卫决心抛弃一切，逃出纷乱的山村，可是…… 本片改编自江户时代享保年间发生在津山藩的“山中一揆”时间改编。