Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent

After the fierce battle between the Medicine Seller, wielder of the Sacred Sword, and the Karakasa, followed by the conflict with the Hinezumi — two major incidents born of Mononoke — peace appears, at last, to have returned to the Inner Chambers. Yet the Medicine Seller senses that something has not been laid to rest… and remains ever watchful.

Amidst this uneasy calm, Yukiko, the lawful wife of the Emperor, is blessed with a long-awaited male heir. But the joy is fleeting — the child is lost, despite all prayers offered.

Having wished to change her hollow marriage through the birth of an heir, Yukiko falls into despair… and is drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the very foundation of the Inner Chambers.

Grief without salvation. Rage without refuge. Such emotions begin to take shape. Hokuto Mizorogi, priest of the Inner Chambers’ faith known as “Omizusama,” watches in silence. At the same time, unnatural tremors begin to shake the Inner Chambers. As though something vast crawls beneath the earth, triangular scales drift down from nowhere… and soon, a series of grotesque deaths follows, bodies twisted, crushed, and strangled.