 Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard (played by transvestite actor Akihiro Maruyama) who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler s beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler s expensive "Star of Egypt" diamond. To thwart the planned kidnapping, the jeweler hires Japan s number one detective, the brilliant Akechi (Isao Kimura). This sets off a dual between Black Lizard and Akechi as each tries to outwit the other. In the process, the two adversaries develop a mutual respect and affection for each other. Despite Akechi s efforts, Black Lizard and her crew are able to kidnap Sanaye and gain possession of the "Star of Egypt". Black Lizard takes Sanaye to her secret lair on a remote island which is populated by an eerie collection of naked human dolls. There Black Lizard plans to preserve Sanaye s beauty forever by turning her into one of her dolls. As Sanaye s doom quickly approaches, it is up to Akechi to save the day.