多襄丸

畠山家的兄弟信纲（池内博之 饰）和直光（小栗旬 饰）自幼感情笃深，直光又与大纳言家的女儿阿古姬（柴本幸 饰）两情相悦。某年，大纳言一家染病暴亡，只留下阿古姬一人。将军敕令，畠山家兄弟如有能娶阿古姬者，将继承大纳言的全部家产。直光童年曾收盗贼樱丸（田中圭 饰）为手下，樱丸从中作梗，令信纲和直光兄弟阋墙，相互厮杀。直光混乱中抢走阿古姬，逃亡途中再次遭到樱丸暗算，随后更遇到大盗多襄丸（松方弘樹 饰）。一番拚杀，多襄丸死在直光手下，却把名号留给对方。从此，翩翩公子变成了名震四方的盗贼…… 　　本片主人公多襄丸取材自作家芥川龙之介的短篇小说《藪の中》，该小说曾被黑泽明改编成经典名作《罗生门》。TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.