雪在烧

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　国际大都会日本东京，光天化日之下发生了性质极其恶劣的抢劫案。某个十字路口发生诡异的交通事故，科学搜查班（ST）的各位顺藤摸瓜查清了事故的始作俑者——天才黑客镝木彻（中山裕介 饰）。但是ST的领导者赤城左门（藤原龙也 饰）面对众人对镝木的指控闪烁其词，他支开百合根友久（冈田将生 饰），独自前往镝木的住所。未久，镝木葬身火海，而赤城作为重要嫌疑人被同僚拘捕。青山翔（志田未来 饰）、结城翠（芦名星 饰）、黑崎勇治（漥田正孝 饰）、山吹才藏（三宅弘城 饰）等手下自然不会相信赤城的认罪供词，他们想方设法要查清真相，而百合根更为此故意犯罪进入拘留所，试图近距离听取赤城的心声。而就在关键时刻，赤城越狱逃亡……　　本片根据今野敏的原作改编。

 这部1973年的小说由安部公房创作，讲述了一位无名男子放弃自己的身份，头顶一个大纸箱生活的故事。在东京街头游荡时，他遇到了各种各样的人物。

 这次特别篇的舞台，是吉宗治世20多年后的江户城。原创系列中年轻的将军吉宗也面临着六十大寿的继承问题。剧中保留了系列的世界观和魅力，在继承问题上摇摆不定的吉宗和江户城内的人们的模样，以及在城下町发生的阴谋漩涡的疑难事件，将被加入新的角色和时代性来描绘。