Having received a letter saying "We are being attacked by the youkai Mannendake," Kitaro travels to a bamboo grove deep in the mountains. The owners of the bamboo grove, a married couple, Masahiko and Kiyomi, Kubota from the tourism association, and Ratman are waiting for him. They wanted to turn the bamboo grove into a tourist spot, but they say that the former owner of the grove, Daikichi, as well as others, have gone missing. As soon as Kitaro steps foot in the grove, he senses youkai energy. A warning to humans is written in blood in the grove, but the study in Daikichi's mansion within the grove is full of bamboo leaves... Suddenly, Masahiko falls silent. When they turn to look, Masahiko has been turned to bamboo...!?
When we entered this bamboo thicket,
I'm sure I sensed yokai activity.
،عندما دخلنا أجمّة الخيزران هذه
.فإنّي شعرت بنشاط يوكاي بشكل جازم
Als ich den Bambushain betreten habe,
habe ich eine Yōkai-Präsenz gespürt.
Al entrar al bosque sí 
sentí actividad yokai.
Al entrar en el bosque
sí sentí actividad yokai.
Quand on est entrés,
j’ai senti de l’activité spirituelle.
Quando siamo entrati in questo boschetto di bambù, 
ho certamente percepito dell'aura mistica.
Quando entramos no bambuzal,
eu senti atividade Yokai.
Как только мы вошли в бамбуковую чащу, 
я почувствовал энергию ёкая.