خلاصه داستان : پس از چند ماجرای پر استرس، یک بانوی دربار, راهبه می شود تا زندگی بدون اشتیاق را دنبال کند.

Set in 13th century Kyoto, where the Imperial court is under control of the clergy. Shijo was a peasant girl sold to a powerful daima as a concubine. Bored by her life in seclusion she starts an affair with State Councillor and the brother of a retired Emperor. Realising that she is only a plaything of the court, she becomes a nun and wanders the country.