Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The setting is the end of the Edo period amid political strife & human suffering Young Momosuke an aspiring author sets out on a journey to collect 100 stories to make into a book Right away he meets up with a trio of outlaws Mataichi the Trickster Ogin the Puppeteer & Nagamimi the Bird Caller As they travel the group encounters the most twisted & horrible parts of human nature It is the task of this group to punish each person in a manner fitting their crimes
- a gruesome undertaking to say the least Thus the bells of the requiem are heard throughout the land