曼玲乃某大饭店的老板娘，因不满丈夫汉生长期在性欲方面无情的虐待，恰巧好友梦臻因丈夫志文洗肾需要大笔金钱，遂用计将梦臻介绍给汉生任其凌虐。不料奸情在志文察觉之后，志文有感于拖累妻子梦臻，于是自杀身亡。
改编自藤泽的同名小说。在江户时代的黑暗世界中游荡的主人公佐助在他经常去的酒摊遇到了伊拉克陆军警卫。在伊拉克士兵的鼓励和他对美好生活的渴望的双重诱惑下，他最终同意与一群陌生男子合作，抢劫一名商人700两的巨额金钱
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.
