江户时代魔鬼横行，为了对抗伪装成人类的魔鬼，一群有志之士成立了一个名叫“鬼御门”的组织。其中一个高手病叶出门(市川染五郎 饰 )，被称作“杀鬼者”，五年前他神秘地离开组织，来到第四代鹤屋南北(小日向文世 饰)开办的剧场做演员。此时在江户出现了一个名叫“暗夜的茶花”的盗贼， 实际上她们是一群表面上以云游表演为生的女子，其中最美的是一个叫椿(宫泽理惠 饰)的女子。病叶偶然邂逅了椿，两人相爱了。假扮成尼姑的恶鬼首领美惨(樋口可南子 饰)，无意中发现了椿肩膀上的阿修罗王的标记，可是椿对此一无所知，在美惨的推波助澜下，在病叶与椿结合的一瞬间真相终于浮出水面。鬼王阿修罗重生，阿修罗城出现在了世人面前。Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in the 19th Japan where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, an Kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe.