Few works so completely capture a universal aspect of human experience the way Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" captures pure and idealistic love. Few works have lasted in time and been so beloved that they are refreshed with each generation.

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

In Chang'an, a fire broke out in the Qinglou Zuiyue Royal Academy, and the Top 1 girl, Jingyue, was burned to death. What was supposed to be an unsurprising case alarmed Yang Wenxian, the Eunuch of Shen Ce Army. Pei Jun of the Dali Temple (Court of Judicature and Revision) asked his friend Su Yannan to help investigate the case. Su discovered that there was a bigger conspiracy behind this.

Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daughter Teruhime and the activities of a dangerous group dressed as skulls and their female leader.

A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.