When he learns his days are numbered old count Hervé de Kéraudren decides to hide in a secret alcove and to die there, just to annoy his heirs. As a result of his body not being found the latter will have to wait for five years until they can inherit the count's money. Very upsetting indeed, all the more as they are required to keep up the Kéraudren estate in the meantime. To collect money, nephews and nieces organize a Son et Lumière show at the manor while busily looking for the missing corpse. But, unexpectedly, they get killed in turns. Murders or accidents? Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline and his cousin Edwige investigate and finally succeed in exposing the culprit. And, the count's body being found by chance, all goes back to normal.。万历年间,天下太平。早年倭寇横行,幸得戚继光和俞大猷两位将军平定,终于换得今日的内外祥和。此时武林由四大家族坐镇,任何人试图开宗立派须经四大门派同意方可。某天,京城刀光四起,两名手持倭刀的神秘之人令武林打乱阵脚。当年戚继光从倭刀的持法中悟出玄机,因此对倭刀进行改良,以彼之道还之彼身,令倭寇闻风丧胆。随着戚继光去世和天下安定,戚家倭刀渐渐失传,中原武林也斥之为邪道不予承认。这二人正是戚家军营的高手,他们挑战四大门派,只望为戚家倭刀正名。
而武林各派也干脆将他们当作倭寇予以围捕,连归隐山中多年的霜叶城第一高手裘冬月也下山擒贼……。本片为张彻导演,并与倪匡合编,由姜大卫及傅声主演,傅声更藉此获1974年亚洲影展最有希望青年男演员奖。片中,姜饰演怀才不遇的油漆小工,因不满现实,养成狂放自傲的性格;傅饰厌倦拘束的富家子,当他遇上姜后,即被姜洒脱的生活方式吸引,二人终成莫逆之交;姜之女友李丽丽,欠了高利贷,被威逼当娼,傅暗向父索巨款……。