The protagonist Masaru has just inherited a large amount of property after his father's death. However, people are trying to obtain it through any necessary means, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru avoid being kidnapped after struggling with strange characters. He discovered that they were not humans, but wooden puppets with astonishing power. After a difficult struggle, Narumi was forced to admit that he was not their opponent; Just as he began to believe that Masaru would be captured, Masaru's defender Shirogane came here from France with a weapon - the puppet Arlequin. The story of the Karakuri Circus begins here.
轉化川端字裏行間的旖旎情色,吉田喜重以新浪潮的凌厲鏡頭,逆光勾勒繆思與妻子岡田茉莉子冷豔輪廓下的愛與慾,化作懾魄勾魂的迷離劫。有夫之婦為安撫情人拍攝的裸體寫真,不意落入陌生人之手,一場夢魘般的旅程從此展開。