故事发生在一座机场，海关检查人员发现了一个鼻青脸肿的年轻人。年轻人声称自己是十年前失踪的孩子Adrien Legrand。对于他的父亲文森特来说，这标志着漫长噩梦的终结，终于把儿子带回了家。与此同时，一系列可怕谋杀案的发生对该地区构成了巨大压力，而汽车展厅里的模特Alexia却具有目标受害者的所有特征。

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.