China O’brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. When her father, the town sheriff, is killed China decides to run for his position and clean up the town. The poll results spark a series of confrontations that finally decide who runs the town
After a teacher tragically dies, his friend, who happens to be a former cop, takes over his old job in hopes of catching the people responsible for his murder.
本片为邵氏继《马永贞》后，再次以上海滩黑帮争霸仇杀为题材的电影。陈观泰饰的仇连环当年在上海滩，以拳头打出天下，乃好勇斗狠的典型人物，血腥事件轰动社会；仇为了井莉饰的交际花沉菊芳，不惜豁出性命，与着名帮会首脑之子及同谋展开连场明争暗斗；仇亦成为帮会争夺地盘的嫁祸目标……
大理寺侍郎顾天凌请少白到将军府暗查其到底有无谋反。少白却意外发现将军二夫人就是之前的绣娘。而本是男人的绣娘竟是夜叉组织大护法笑无常。最终笑无常轻松脱逃，离去前警告少白，将有更多人因他而死。
元和九年（1623年），德川第二代将军秀忠在江户大奥内暴卒，其死因尚未查明，下任将军继承人的问题旋即便被摆上台面。秀忠生前宠爱幼子忠长（西郷輝彦 饰），京都皇族也对其甚为看好，故而江户多数大臣全力拥护忠长出任第三代将军；另一方面，忠长的兄长家光（松方弘樹 饰）是第三代将军的合法继承人，其背后有老中松平信纲（高橋悦史 饰）等文臣的支持，更有将军剑术师傅——柳生宗炬（萬屋錦之介 饰）及其武士家族充当坚强的武力后盾。 为使家光成功践祚，柳生一族广结同盟，在对手处安插眼线，甚至不惜采取暴力手段达到目的。那个夏天，江户城内外陷入权力斗争以及血雨腥风之中……
