被判处无期徒刑的囚犯佐久间清太郎（山田孝之饰）曾经在东京的小菅监狱服刑，当时只对人情味浓厚的看守部长浦田进（北野武饰）服从。昭和17年，佐久间从秋田监狱越狱，3个月后，佐久间跑到浦田家控诉秋田监狱的非人生活，然而浦田趁机会报警，佐久间被捕送到网走监狱。之后浦田被调到网走监狱当看守长，于是二人开始了长期的战斗，佐久间以周密的计划、大胆的行动力和无穷的体力为武器，反复进行了犯罪史上前所未有的越狱。

One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata Susumu, the chief warden of Kosuge Prison in Tokyo. Urata had been in charge of those sentenced to life in the prison until last year. Although Sakuma is a dangerous person who had also broken out of jail in Aomori, he submits to Urata who is the only person who had treated him kindly in the past. However, three months after escaping from jail, Sakuma shows up at Urata’s house. He has come to complain about the inhumane Akita prison officers. But he is locked up again after Urata notifies the police during an unguarded moment. A year later, Sakuma is sent to Abashiri Prison and Urata is also ordered to transfer as the prison’s chief warden.

탈옥 저지 전문가이자 감옥의 수호신으로 절대적인 자신감을 가진 간수부장 그리고 치밀한 계획, 대담한 행동력, 월등한 체력을 무기로 범죄 사상 전대미문의 탈옥을 반복한 무기 징역수의 이상한 공생 관계를 그린 드라마

Телевизионный фильм, снятый по роману "Хагоку" (Побег из тюрьмы) Ёсимуры Акиры и рассказывающий историю человека, четырежды сбегавшего из тюрем и ставшего своеобразным героем публики. Это история противостояния и сопереживания двух людей - надзирателя и заключённого, чьи пути раз за разом пересекались в страшные годы войны