在身为正义的巡察官杜丘(高仓健 饰)被人以劫持和强奸等罪名控告,而自知清白的他为了拓开阴茫密暗,开始了一系列充满险阻的逃亡生活。
在山中冒险之旅中,杜丘偶然救出了农场主女儿真由美(中野良子 饰)。两人之间产生了深情,与真由美和其父亲的协助下,杜丘 finally overcame numerous obstacles and unveiled the truth in a mental hospital, where he found his accuser, who had since become mentally unstable. To expose their hidden secrets, tosuqu feigned illness and was admitted into this institution, cautiously conducting investigations and gathering evidence. This eventually led to the revelation of a massive political conspiracy lurking beneath the surface.