When Takeo Nanachi and a handful of companions journey to a remote countryside hamlet seeking ideas for a stage play, they discover the settlement celebrating an eerie, mournful rite performed only once in many years. Takeo intends to seize this moment to cleanse his great‑grandfather"s vintage blade, yet the ceremony forbids any outsiders from joining. Yet after an abrupt vehicle breakdown bars Takeo"s return, he becomes immersed in the villagers" shadowy, entrancing rituals and forges a connection with Kuraki Fuzuchi, the priest"s son, as twilight deepens around them in the hushed evening air in the quiet night silently.
Studio Pierrot Japan