Japan in the 19th century.At a local freak show house,the display of a life-sized figurine doll modeled on a bizarre corpse is being promoted.One night,the doll's maker Sosuke witnesses a mysterious girl's rampage through the display and he becomes fascinated by her. From that moment, he incomprehensibly begins to hear the voice of the bizarre doll,which has a tree growing from its chest.Following the doll's directions,he leaves the show site at dawn in the hope of finding the girl.