在这部荒野的渡世人剧情/西部片中,类型是武士西部片，说了一个高仓健饰演的健的友情、爱与复仇的故事，在为父母（志村乔饰演父亲）复仇的旅途上遇到了亦师亦友的马文，而马文丢给别人抚养的儿子正是仇人之一，马文最终杀死了自己的儿子；在农场打工，和农场夫人、儿子迈克日久生情，农场主佛朗哥却也是仇人之一，佛朗哥设下圈套，结果害死了马文，健杀死了迈克的父亲，最后一个仇家卡森设计以医生为诱饵杀死健，健成功解救医生为迈克治好了病，最终健带着爱与恨的悲伤离开的故事。
Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.
