In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate collapsed when a trusted aide, Takauji Ashikaga, orchestrated a revolt. The young heir to the dynasty, Tokiyuki Hôjô, was the only one to escape the carnage, thanks to the intervention of a clergyman, Yorishige Suwa. On the run and doing everything he can to stay alive, the elusive Tokiyuki devises a strategy to regain his position in Kamakura.