The straightforward samurai of the hatamoto class, Saotome Mondonosuke, who has a crescent-shaped scar on his forehead, is known as the "Boring Samurai" because of his idleness. Whenever any incident occurs, he appears in his flashy attire and punishes the evildoers with his fighting skills....

神殿管理者欲叛变，被退屈男打败

During the reign of 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsuneyoshi a troupe of Chinese acrobats travel to Japan to help celebrate the building of the Yushima Shrine. At the same time a series of mysterious assassinations take place with a strange and unknown weapon. Master swordsman Saotome Mondonosuke, a 'Hatamoto' (direct retainer of the Shogun) and a man who loves action takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of the mystery and and solve the puzzling crimes. Could the visitors have anything to do with it, or is this the case of a major frame-up being carried out by those who would take over the Shogunate themselves? One of the most popular and intriguing characters in Japanese cinema, Mondonosuke, who sports a ’crescent shaped scar' on his forehead that signifies his right to kill in the name of the Shogun faces one of his most dangerous enemies in this exciting entry in the series. Super all-star cast, a film not to be missed! (TV Broadcast quality)

玄海灘怒涛汹涌，面临此景的竜神岬因有天刑病舎，成了世人畏惧、不敢靠近的神秘之地。某夜，医師祐軒和大橋从这岬上企图逃亡，大橋身负重伤，好不容易到祐軒家后便气绝身亡。祐軒的女儿みゆき担心父亲，前往岬地，却遭一群蒙面人袭击。关键时刻，早乙女主水之介及时赶到，以诸羽流青眼崩し之技救她脱离危机。原来，主水之介是因怀疑黒田藩有武器弹药等禁制品的走私行为，前来探查的。

在两国开了名为“夢の家”的酒馆的柳湯的お染突然失踪。身上有三日月伤的公子早乙女主水之介，让霧島京弥和游手好闲的勘吉去排查お染的关系，结果发现平戸屋这个回船问屋的主人六右衛門也下落不明。船宿川万的女儿お良和平戸屋的独生女おしま是跳舞的伙伴，主水之介让お良去平戸屋打探情况，但遭到番头清兵衛的阻挠而失败。几天后，平戸屋主人六右衛門和お染以相拥殉情的姿态出现在大根河岸。主水之介似乎从这具殉情尸体中看出了什么，便请求长屋众人协助，派人监视平戸屋。据报信的人说，平戸屋把谷物问屋十文字屋銅右衛門和问屋西海屋市兵衛寄存的货物转移到了别处，之后，番头清兵衛在深夜去了平戸屋。了解到清兵衛、銅右衛門、市兵衛之间关联的主水之介，闯入了三人相聚的料亭松葉屋……

这是市川右太衛門的拿手剧目《旗本退屈男》系列在战后的第一部作品。故事里，退屈男将挑战大名家的毒殺骚动。该作由松田定次执导，月形龍之介、高田浩吉、大友柳太朗等人共同出演，其后篇为《毒殺魔殿》。

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is proficient in all the military arts and called Bored Hatamoto. Mikijiro Hira acts as such a hero in history. Mondonosuke is secretly ordered to look into the suspicious movement in Nagoya castle by the Ometsuke, and he found out about the misconduct and sole it. This is a period movie about the hero!

The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness, he was prompted to consider a marriage proposal with Yaehime, a daughter of the Date clan. Yet, this was merely a pretext, as he was requested to investigate the truth behind the rumors of rebellion within the Date clan. Mondonosuke, who took on this task to stave off boredom, accompanied by his retainer Kinai, departed for Mutsu, following the procession of Yaehime returning to her home province. However, remnants of the Toyotomi faction, already plotting the overthrow of the shogunate, had gathered under Kii Koya Bunzaemon…

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.