When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. But what the Shogunate doesn't realise is that Tanaka's even more incompetent assistant Mondo is in fact the leader of a gang of revengers for hire, there motto is "Sure Death" (or your money cheerfully refunded). Mondo doesn't know that everyone knows about the secret, but they all think he does. Poor Mondo, he not only has to deal with crazed Shogunate extremists, oddball ninjas, crooks who work for the Emperor and bicycle riding foreign death squads. He also have to deal with a wife and a crazy mother-in-law!
Nobuko and five male friends graduate from a high school, promising to remain friends forever. One year later, Nobuko is working as a mediocre actress for TV commercials, and the five men are wearing beards and have formed a psychedelic rock band. One day, Nobuko meets Jun, who draws cartoons based on his experiences.
Котаро Такамура (1883 — 1956) опубликовал сборник стихов "Тиэко-сё" (Тиэко-избранное) в 1941 году и посвятил его своей жене Тиэко, которая умерла 3 годами ранее. Это история творческой семьи: Котаро был скульптором, Тиэко занималась живописью. Однако в возрасте 45 лет Тиэко был поставлен диагноз шизофрении, и она была помещена в психиатрическую больницу Дзэмусака. А через 7 лет она умерла от туберкулёза. Сборник стихов стал настоящим бестселлером, по нему были написаны романы, сняты фильмы и поставлены театральные постановки. Настоящая экранизация основана на романе Харуо Сато.
