Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai, Mikisaburo devotes himself to the way of the warrior, mastering the literary and martial arts. His master Kurahashi Jupeita's daughter Misao feels for Mikisahuro who maintains his pride in the face of the arrogant samurai's scorn. She sympathizes with and encourages him. However this sympathy ignites a passionate love for her in Mikisaburo. One day Mikisaburo's mother is walking along the road. Hayami Genzaburo, the son of a chief retainer, and his escorts are galloping on horseback. Genzaburo's horse kicks Mikisaburo's mother and she dies. Next, Mikisaburo returns home to find that his sister has been violated by Genzaburo. Finally, the object of Mikisaburo's love, Misao, becomes Genzaburo's wife. His mother, his sister, and finally Misao. Mikisaburo's young blood boils and flows backwards.
母亲去世之后,少女忆梅(汪玲 饰)沦为了孤儿。母亲临死之前,将忆梅托付给了远在台北的罗教授(朱牧 饰),就这样,忆梅在朱教授的家里开始了寄人篱下的生活。徐中枏(杨群 饰)是朱教授家里的家庭教师,他爱上了坚强的忆梅,与此同时,罗教授的儿子罗皓皓(刘维斌 饰)也喜欢上了忆梅,忆梅陷入了一段三角恋情之中不知该如何选择。罗教授的妻子罗太太(李湄 饰)非常的讨厌忆梅,常常对她恶语相向,从来就没有过好脸色。一次偶然之中,忆梅终于得知了其中的缘由,原来,罗教授竟然就是自己的亲生父亲。