The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

Directed by Edagawa Hiroshi, this film stars Funakoshi Eiji and Kawakami Yasuko.

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.