昭和63年（1988），17岁的小混混仓科彻也（曾根英树 饰）受白松组所雇，当街刺杀敌对帮派玉泽组组长钟崎（曾根晴美 饰），他也被判入狱7年。在此期间，社会发生了翻天覆地的变化。1992年日本政府出台《暴力团对策法》，以打击日益严重的黑帮犯罪。在空前压力下，白松组与玉泽组被迫合作，披着合法外衣共同经营。 7年后，仓科出狱。他原本希望凭借当年的功劳进入黑道，然而白松组唯恐再次引起两派纷争，拒绝他的加入。愤怒的仓科连同昔日好友向白松组展开胡闹般的报复行动，虽然很多人真心希望他能远离黑道，但这个固执的年轻人却在黑帮的泥潭中越陷越深…… “仁義なき野望”三部曲第一部，前两部均由三池崇史导演。

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.

When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

主演の中条きよしが、全面的に製作に携わった任侠アクション第1弾。監督は、三池崇史。野望と怒りが渦巻く激動の関西極道界に君臨する正木礼ニ郎と狭間菊次が、若頭争いにケジメをつけるため、死のロシアンルーレットに身を投じていく姿を描く。「仕事はかたぎ、徒党は組まん。そやけど、心は正木さんのために命を捨てる気でいる人間や。ワシら裏盃というとるけどな」。殺って殺られてケジメをつける、組織の中の男たち。自身の心に忠義を尽くす、組織の外の男たち。野望と怒りが渦を巻く・・・。

1982 film by Kinji Fukasaku