Kenzo Kitakata is the most famous master of the so-called “yakuza novel”, ex-president of the Detective Writers Association of Japan, a recognized classic of the genre and winner of many national awards. One of the most prestigious awards was awarded to the writer for the novel “The Cell.” The main character of the book, Katsuya Takino, is married to a beautiful woman and leads a calm, measured life. However, Takino's soul - the soul of a warrior and adventurer - languishes in the cage of the gray everyday life. Perhaps that is why he willingly allows himself to be drawn into the underworld of the Yakuza - a world that he once called home, but thought he had left forever. Will he be able to stop after taking the first step on a dangerous path? The Maruwa gang drags the young man into a continuous cycle of violence, and the beast sitting inside Takino pushes him further and further to death...