In feudal Japan, there was a growing Christian movement among the people. But powerful warlords aimed to unite the country and crush this intruding religion. The expulsions and purging have proceeded, and there is only one group of holdouts left--a starving band of rebellious farmers now holed up in a castle under siege by the armies of the warlords. The leader of this band is not a normal man: A prophecy tells of a child who will be born; he will be a savior to the people, but if he is touched by evil, he will be reborn as the offspring of Satan himself. The leader is indeed a man unlike any other, but his advisor is has other plans for this savior of the people. <br />