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A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.

On his way for delivery, Ning Cai Chen met a beautiful woman, Xiao Qian, in the woods. She asked him to stay with her for the night and he did. Unbeknownst to him, Xiao Qian was a fox demon who seduced men into staying and sucked their soul while they were sleeping. Fortunately for Ning, he was rescued by the Maoshan Taoist priest, Yan Chi Xia. Ning's near-death experience didn't deter him from falling in love with Xiao Qian. Instead, he tried to save her. He found out that Xiao Qian was controlled by Lao Lao, a tree demon who used Xiao Qian to gather men's souls. Because Xiao Qian failed to obtain Ning's soul, Lao Lao punished her by marrying her to Heshen Lao Yao, a powerful skeleton demon. Ning, with the help of Yan, planned to crash the wedding and save Xiao Qian.

Based on the life of movie director Keisuke Kinoshita. As a young man, Keisuke Kinoshita (Ryo Kase) carried his mother on a handcart across a mountain. He grew up as a hotblooded young man and was monitored by the military. He then joined Shochiku movie company, to eventually become a movie director. Notes 1. Movie is made to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of director Keisuke Kinoshita's birth (December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998). 2. Filming begins November 9, 2012 and will take place in Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, & Gunma Prefecture. Filming will finish late November, 2012 and production will finish February, 2013. 3. Filming finished November 29, 2012 in Hamamatsu,Shizuoka Prefecture. The last scene filmed involved Keisuke (Ryo Kase), his mother (Yuko Tanaka) and delivery man (Gaku Hamada).