Gonpachi was working hard at a gold mine to raise money for his family. Three brothers get lost in the mountains and find themselves at the house of a terrifying mountain grannie.  A traveler comes to an inn on the Sumidagawa river.  She's looking for her son who vanishes.
The tale of the love of a mother for 
her child was passed on to everyone,
El amor de una madre conmovió a las personas
El amor de la madre conmovió 
a la gente de la zona
O conto de amor de uma mãe por um filho
foi passado de geração para geração