In a remote village, lost in the mountains, mysterious things begin to happen: once a month, the bodies of dead animals are found in the village.
To investigate these incidents, a private detective named Kohachi Inugami, who specializes in occult cases, comes to the village.
On the way, he meets a strange boy who, instead of going to school like all ordinary children, works in the fields every day. The boy’s name is Kabane Kusaka, but in the village he is not liked and is not called otherwise than by the nickname “Dorotabo” – in honor of youkai who live in the mud of the rice field.
While Inugami is investigating, he becomes convinced of his supernatural nature, and also manages to make friends with Dorotabo, who, perhaps, has more than just an inhuman name…
