[1][2] Both novel and film are adaptations of Kyokutei Bakin's epic novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, focusing on a female hunter named Hamaji.
Reaching the big city, she gets lost and ends up meeting Shino, a fusé who helps her in finding her brother's house.
With her hunting skills she finds and kills a beautiful female fusé and she and her brother share in a huge reward.
However, this distraughts Shino, which prompts him to execute his plan of hunting down Edo's shogun and kill him in order to avenge his fusé kin.
A special Blu-ray and DVD set was released featuring cover art by graphic designer Wakamatsu Kaori.