The end of the Edo period. The Black Ships arrived and demanded the opening of the country. A turbulent era in which the confrontation between the Samurai faction, which restores the power of the Shogunate and protects Japan from foreign countries, and the defeated faction, which aims for a new administration centered on the emperor, is deepening. Toshizo Hijikata (Junichi Okada), who was a “barragaki” in Tama, Musashi, heads to Kyoto with Isami Kondo (Ryohei Suzuki) and Souji Okita (Ryosuke Yamada) with a passionate dream of becoming a samurai. Under the backing of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he has Serizawa Kamo (Hideaki Ito) as the director and forms a Shinsengumi to protect the city. As a deputy chief, Hijikata leads the organization with exceptional skill and strict law, and the Shinsengumi shows an active role in controlling the defeated factions. Hijikata was destined to meet Oyuki (Kou Shibasaki) and was attracted to each other, but the current trend turned to the downfall … Ikedaya incident, Toba / Fushimi, Goryokaku battle … Handing a sword in the world of change The beliefs and bonds of the men who burned their lives. Love and betrayal. A spectacle entertainment blockbuster that depicts all of them on an overwhelming scale!