根据日本著名文学家龙泽马琴的传奇小说《南总里见八犬传》改编。馆山城主里见成义之父征讨蟇田定包，小嘀蟇田之子素藤（目黑佑树 饰）及其母玉梓（夏木マリ 夏木玛丽 饰）侥幸存活，小嘀将灵魂献给恶灵，获得强大而邪恶的力量。数年后素藤带领暗黑军团杀入馆山城，将里见一族屠杀殆尽，唯成义之女静姬（药师丸博子 饰）逃脱。静姬于丛林中遇到犬江亲兵卫（真田广之 饰）、犬山道节（千叶真一 饰）和犬村大角（寺田农 饰）三人，从古老绘卷中得知需集结拥有仁、义、礼、智、忠、信、孝、悌八颗玉石的侠士方可打败素藤的暗黑军团。静姬四处奔走，找寻其余的“犬义士”，准备和暗黑军团展开最后一战……
回复 :Living with her father and stepmother in Naples, Anna is very unhappy as her stepmother hinders her attempts to live her own life. While her parents are away, she goes out with Carlo, but finds herself locked out when she comes home. This angers Carlo and he asks Anna to go away with him to Rome, where he plans to liquidate his business assets in order to have money for marriage. He quarrels with his partner and is implicated when his partner is found murdered. Although innocent, he is convicted and given a long sentence. Anna has a child and, finding it impossible to support her child , returns to Naples. The stepmother's conditions are that before she will agree to house the child, Anna must commit herself to a reformatory for unmarried mothers.
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回复 :1864年（元治元年），德川幕府岌岌可危，国内各藩蠢蠢欲动，国外列强叩响国门。是年，水戸藩士藤田小四郎等下级武士以“尊王攘夷”为口号，组建天狗党，在筑波山起兵。一时间，保守派和激进派纷争不断，狼烟四起，整个国家陷入动荡之中。底层农民真壁仙太郎（仲代达矢 饰）因拖欠地租被地主鞭笞，为路过的天狗党头目新五左卫门救下。备受感动的仙太郎决心加入天狗党，革新时弊，扫除压迫。然而一次次的行动，让他对天狗党的作为和宗旨渐渐产生怀疑……
