A feudal tale. Because of his status as an illegitimate child, Nobuhira is forced to join a temple. Not wanting to become a monk, at age 15, he flees Kyoto to go to Edo with the help of his elder sister Taka...

In Edo Period Kyoto, Japan, the low-ranking samurai Amano Moritake serves the noble Hinonishi family. The Hinonishi family has become poor, but they still have a family treasure, an Awataguchi Hisakuni sword...

Eighth century China, the capital Chang'an. In the theater arrives a mysterious puppet-master called Feng Yao with his beautiful doll Mei Hua. The two of them collect the negative emotions of all those who a...