While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
Movie tag line: "The most daring film import ever ... from Japan!"
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Character: Woman
Character: Young Woman
Character: Hachi
Character: The Samurai
Character: Ushi
Character: Runaway Warrior
Character: Runaway Warrior
Character: Old Woman
Character: Horse Riding Samurai
Character: Horse Riding Samurai
Character: Horse Riding Samurai
Character: Ushi's Follower
Character: Samurai with Blood
Character: Horse Riding Samurai A
Character: Child