As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement goes, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

Government spies clash against the militant police force known as the Shinsengumi in the streets of Edo. Lies and conspiracy infect the brotherhood just as they are tasked with a mission to prevent a violent incident. The group wavers and shows signs of fracture on the eve of their greatest battle.—ArtDocHound