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...!?
Apparently, many people who enter
this bamboo thicket have gone missing.
يبدو أنّ هناك الكثير من الأشخاص
.الذين دخلوا إلى أجمّة الخيزران هذه قد فُقدوا
Viele der Leute, die diesen Hain betreten,
tauchen scheinbar nicht wieder auf.
Desaparecieron muchas de las 
personas que entraron al bosque.
Desaparecieron muchas de las
personas que entraron al bosque.
Beaucoup de gens ont disparu
après y avoir pénétré.
Sembra che molte persone che sono entrate 
in questo boschetto di bambù risultino disperse.
Parece que muita gente que entrou
nesse bambuzal acabou desaparecendo.
Судя по всему, вошедшие в бамбуковую чащу
так и не вернулись.