In the Edo era, two man arrive in a village and engage in criminal activity. While one of them becomes successful and rich, the other gets betrayed and ends up in prison, burning for revenge. The truth changes with the viewpoint in this Wakamatsu film, which has inspired comparisons to Rashomon.
Two young men working on a rural farm head to the city in hopes of finding romance. However, their journey takes a series of disastrous turns: they are deceived by a femme fatale, fall victim to a sadistic woman, get entangled with a gay man, and even have their money stolen.