Entering the Meiji era, the former "executioner Battousai" Himura Kenshin (Sato Takeru) has become accustomed to the peaceful life in the Kamiya Dojo. Who knows that on this day, his old friend during the anti-shogunate war, Okubo Toshimichi (Miyazawa Kazufumi), who is known as one of the three heroes of the Meiji Restoration, invites him. It turns out that Shishio Makoto (Fujiwara Tatsuya), who inherited Kenshin's identity as an executioner, was betrayed by the new government that year. Shishio, who survived by chance, is secretly planning a terrible plan to dominate Japan. After Okubo's death, Kenshin, who felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility, set out alone. On the way, he not only met Kyoto ninja Mamachi So (Tsuchiya Tao), but also had his first encounter with Shishio in Crescent Village. At the same time, Sagara Sanosuke (Aoki Munetaka), Kamiya Kaoru (Takei Saki), Myojin Yahiko (Oyagi Kaito), and Saito Ichi (Eguchi Yosuke) also rushed to Kyoto one after another. In this dark and cloudy era, a storm is brewing that will sweep across the country... This film is adapted from the classic manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki.