THE BLACK HAIR: A master less Samurai abandons his wife and re-marries again into a wealthier family. Soon he finds his new life an empty one and longs for the wife he ignored. When he returns to her, he finds that things have changed.THE WOMAN OF THE SNOW: Caught in blizzard, two woodcutters Mosaku and Minokichi take shelter in a nearby shack. Visited by a ghostly woman, she drains the blood of Mosaku and makes Minokichi promise never to tell. Years later, happily married, Minokichi begins to tell his wife about that mysterious night.HOICHI THE EARLESS: Hoichi is a blind servant, besieged by spirits from a battle 700 years before. To protect him, the temple priests cover him with mysterious prayer symbols - but there is one thing that they have overlooked.A CUP OF TEA: Visiting a temple and taking tea, Lord Sato sees a strange face reflected inside the cup. Later that night, the man in the cup of tea comes to visit with a message for Lord Sato.