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...!?
Just the other day,
two of our surveyors...
...قبل عدة أيام، اثنين من مساحينا
Erst kürzlich sind zwei
aus unserem Untersuchungsteam …
El otro día fueron dos del 
equipo de investigación.
El otro día fueron dos
del equipo de investigación.
Dont deux de nos inspecteurs.
È successo anche l'altro giorno,
a due nostri ispettori...
Por esses dias, dois dos
nossos pesquisadores...
Пару дней назад, например, 
наши геодезисты...