"When the war ends the men will come back."
14th century Japan is being ripped apart by feudal wars and in a remote swamp area Kichi has been conscripted, leaving his mother (Nobuko Otowa) and wife (Jitsuko Yoshimura) awaiting his return. They survive by killing unsuspecting samurai and selling their armour for food. Then Hachi (Kei Satô) a friend of Kichi's turns up and tells them he's dead. Tensions build as the young widow turns her affections to him, and the older woman fearing abandonment, plots to keep them apart.
Classic Japanese period drama that shifts into claustrophobic and atmospheric horror mode with the arrival of Hachi.
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