脑子缺根弦儿的九能带刀（鈴置洋孝 饰）路过邪马台古董店，在店内看到了极为珍贵的凤凰蛋。传说只要拥有这枚蛋，便可领会到威力无比的魔剑凤凰剑。为了打败宿敌乱马（山口勝平 饰），成为至高无上的强者，九能强买下凤凰蛋。不过店主（北村弘一 饰）叮嘱，无论如何千万不能将蛋放在头顶，否则将由可怕的事情发生。不幸的是，乱马无意中将蛋放在了九能的头上，一只长相奇怪的鸟儿诞生了。它帮助九能成为足以打败任何对手的强者。争强好胜的乱马无论如何都要挽回面子……本片根据高桥留美子的漫画《乱马1/2》改编，系该动画的剧场版第3部。

This short documentary by Ozu was intended to present the artistry of kabuki dancer Kikugoro Onoe IV to both Japanese and foreign audiences. A voice-over narration introduces Kikugoro as well as the dance he performs in the film's second half, in which a young girl is transformed into a resplendent lion (the imagery of which apparently inspired Jean Cocteau as he conceived his own BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Watching Kikugoro imitate the gestures of a demure maiden you see how he deserved his fame. Ozu shoots the performance in three simple set-ups: a roving frontal shot of the performers on stage, an angled shot from the side of the stage, and an angled longshot that acknowledges the presence of the audience in a way that is unmistakably Ozu.

An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist.

影片讲述围绕一起意外事件，国民陪审团的成员们探寻什么是正义的故事。