El piloto de la fuerza aérea japonesa Shunichi Maki está por retirarse de la misma. Su hijo Tsugumu padece una enfermedad genética que puede ser mortal si los ataques se repiten, y Maki ha decidido pasar más tiempo con su familia. Pero en su última misión de vuelo, Maki es interceptado por una extraña luz roja que proviene del espacio exterior y su avión se estrella. Milagrosamente Maki sobrevive, pero comienza a tener extrañas visiones. Mientras tanto, en un secreto complejo científico de los militares, la líder de las instalaciones Sara Mizuhara se encuentra tras la cacería de un monstruo mutante al que le llaman "El Primero", que posee la capacidad de asimilar todo tipo de vida terrestre, expandiendo sus poderes.
The film tells the story of a man who was washed ashore on an uninhabited island after a ship wrecked by a storm, and after twelve years, he returned to human society.
When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...