In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...
Masayuki Abe
Azami
Mieko Suzuki
Muneharu Yugebe
Goromaru
Kanako Oikawa
Chudayu Oikawa
Mogusa headman
Hamada, a detective
Fujikura
Heisaku
Genzo
Old woman
Oikawa's wife
Narasaki, the patrolman (uncredited)