平清盛离开都城前往严岛,一离开都城便发生了平康之战,一夜间,清盛的所有住所都遭到了反清盛派的袭击。平康乘机救出了众人。远藤武士盛远将渡边渡妻子加娑平发的送到了哥哥盛忠的公馆。盛远深受加娑的美貌所吸引。首都终于被反清派所占领,清盛派的大臣也下了法性寺的山门地牢,在这种情况下,盛远急速来到严岛,报告了清盛。清盛率军反攻一举平息了暴乱。再次见到加娑的盛远更难忘旧情。论功行赏时他希望得到加娑,遭到清盛的讥笑。原来加娑是清盛侍从渡边渡的妻子。发了疯的盛远,对加娑和婶母进行威胁。加娑深知如不顺从,丈夫渡边渡将会有生命危险,于是假意让盛远去杀自己的丈夫,而自己却假扮成渡,结果被盛远所杀。几天后,盛远剃光了头,穿着僧衣,离家出走……In 1160, in the Heian Period, Lord Kiyomori travels with his court to another feud and his Castle Sanjo is invaded by two other lords, in a coup. The loyal samurai Moritoh Enda asks the court lady Kesa to pose of the lord's sister to create a diversion while the lord's real sister and his father flee in the middle of the people. Then Moritoh travels to meet Lord Kiyomon and fights with him to defeat the enemies and the coup fails. Lord Kiyomon rewards the warriors that helped him and when he asks Moritoh what he wishes, he requests to marry Kesa. The lord grants his wish but soon he learns that Kesa is married with Wataru Watanabe, a samurai from the imperial guard. Moritoh harasses Kesa and threatens her, promising to kill her husband, her aunt and her if she does not marry him. Kesa's decision leads the trio to a tragic fate.