Yukitaro, a seven-year-old orphan, is adopted by Kikunojo Nakamura, a kabuki troupe manager. As an adult, he becomes an onnagata (male actor in female roles) under the stage name Yukinojo. Years later, he seeks revenge on the three men responsible for his parents' deaths. Through a series of cunning plans, he kills them, then disappears, leaving his fate unknown. A thief named Yamitaro observes and comments on the events with a sardonic
