King Enma demands that Kitaro apprehend the nine-tailed fox, Tamamo-no-mae. The spirits of the Four Generals of Betrayal are necessary to maintain the balance of spiritual energy in Hell. There can be no more delay. Amidst all this, the Plastered Wall and Child`s-cry Old Man haven`t returned from trying to resolve the request that came in a letter, and the Sand-throwing Hag, who went to look for them, has disappeared too... Meanwhile, a battleship approaches a certain area of Japan. Behind these events, a beautiful, eerie woman is pulling the strings...?!