A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

1963 Japanese film by Kon Ichikawa

昭和27年，伊豆天城月琴岛，大家族女子大道寺智子（中井貴恵 饰）遵照母亲琴绘（萩尾みどり 饰）遗愿，随养父银造（仲代達矢 饰）前往东京生活，并与三个前来求婚的男子见面。然而银造很快收到恐吓信件，声称带智子前往东京将引发流血事件。不久，求婚者之一的游佐（石田信之 饰）便离奇惨死钟楼。
血案并未就此停止，受害者不断增加。金田一耕助（石坂浩二 饰）受邀前来调查此案，经过周折往复的调查与推理，逐渐揭开这个家族隐藏了19年之久的秘密……
本片根据推理小说家横沟正史的同名作品改编。