南方和北方

信浓有一座楢山，附近山村的人到了七十岁就得进楢山。六十九岁的阿玲（田中绢代 饰）还有两件事放不下：一是四十五岁的儿子辰平（高桥贞二 饰）去年成了鳏夫；二是长孙袈裟吉（市川团子 饰）总是在村里人面前嘲笑自己牢固的牙齿。一年一度的祭祀日，等来了新儿媳阿玉（望月优子 饰）的阿玲狠下心在石臼上磕掉了两颗门牙。割稻子的时节，袈裟吉将怀着身孕的阿松（小笠原庆子 饰）领进了家门，并催促祖母早点进山。与袈裟吉不同，善良的辰平舍不得母亲进山。可是面对人口增加食物不足的状况，辰平别无选择，只得遵照母亲的意愿，在新年之前将母亲背上楢山……。Heaven is now happily married and ready to settle back in her hometown. But after a trip to Farthinggale Manor, Heaven is persuaded to stay. Lured by her grandfather to live amidst the wealthy and privileged Heaven seems to have it all until the ghosts of her past rise up once more, threatening her precious new life.。When Margaret (Wainwright) and Ben (Gilford) take a weekend trip with longtime friends Ellie (Crew) and Thomas (Santos) and their two young children (Guiza and Mattle), Ben begins to suspect something supernatural is occurring when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight.。