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...
| Writing | Tsunehira Okochi | Original Story |
| Production | Mitsugi Okura | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Susumu Takaku | Writer |
| Directing | Morihei Magatani | Director |
| Writing | Jiro Fujishima | Writer |
| Editing | Hanzaburo Kaneko | Editor |
| Art | Takeo Usuyama | Art Direction |
| Crew | Kenji Murayama | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Kagai Okado | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Teizō Matsumura | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Sukune Hashida | Assistant Director |