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...!?
My dad...
Sure the old man was a great man and all.
أبي... كان ذلك الشخص
.عظيمًا وما إلى ذلك
Mein Vater …
Ja, er war schon ein feiner Kerl.
Mi papá era un gran hombre, sin duda.
Mi padre era un gran hombre, sin duda.
Mon père était un homme
vaillant et admirable.
Mio padre, quel tipo, 
era certamente un uomo lodevolissimo!
Meu pai... Claro que o velho
era um grande homem.
Папа... Конечно, старик был 
великим человеком.