In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...

Credits

Morihei MagataniDirector

Bunta SugawaraMasayuki Abe

Namiji NamiuraAzami

Yōko MiharaMieko Suzuki

Yōichi NumataMuneharu Yugebe