The Cedar Helmet and the Paper-Folding Abbot

Synopsis

A strangely dressed monk visits the temple and defeats Ikkyū-san in a wit contest—revealing himself to be Kemon, the abbot's own master. While Ikkyū-san delivers sweets to a distant temple where Kemon is healing from injuries, he discovers a dilapidated temple and abandoned children. To encourage the distant Kemon, the children come up with an idea...