某日，隶属真田家的猿飞佐助（高橋幸治 饰）遇见浪人稻村光秋（戸浦六宏 饰），从稻村口中得知，德川家两大忍者头目之一的郡山带刀（岡田英次 饰）叛逃，并有可能投靠丰臣氏。为免军情泄漏，战局发生变化，德川发布了针对郡山的诛杀令。与此同时，丰臣也派出密探接应郡山。佐助准备通过的诹访城即将成为影响战局的重要战场…… 本片根据中田耕治的原作改编。
The protagonist Masaru has just inherited a large amount of property after his father's death. However, people are trying to obtain it through any necessary means, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru avoid being kidnapped after struggling with strange characters. He discovered that they were not humans, but wooden puppets with astonishing power. After a difficult struggle, Narumi was forced to admit that he was not their opponent; Just as he began to believe that Masaru would be captured, Masaru's defender Shirogane came here from France with a weapon - the puppet Arlequin. The story of the Karakuri Circus begins here.
