In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

《蜘蛛男》是“江户川乱步作品集”第七卷。故事开头，怪绅士稻桓租下了一间事务所，把它重新装修成美术艺品店。第二天开业时聘用了一名十八岁的美少女，但当天晚上就奸杀了这名少女。接下来的几天内报纸社会版头条陆续刊登了“碎尸案”、“美人鱼案”。民间犯罪学者畔柳博士接手此案，在与蓝胡子稻桓正面交锋的过程中屡屡败下阵来，直到环游归来的明智加入侦破阵营……，故事从读者预测不到的角度展开，是一部名探与杀人狂的斗智故事。