A coming-of-age artist's journey about the founder of Noh theater. The Lion's Den After impressing the shogun with his performance, Oniyasha is invited to live and train at the shogun's manor, where talented artists of every kind compete for favor and prestige. Alone for the first time and thrown into the unfamiliar perils of court life, he soon finds himself clashing with Zojiro, the hot-headed young star of the New Dengaku troupe. When the shogun takes notice of their rivalry, he decides to pit Oniyasha and Zojiro against each other in a series of public contests, with the honor of their respective arts at stake. Their first challenge: the lion dance! A coming-of-age artist's journey about the founder of Noh theater.