"It" is the eerie spirit that dwells in the color of Red.
After an unfortunate accident, Misaki visits her boyfriend, Koichi Matsumura
in Okinawa, the southern island of Japan. Traveling along the mountain trail,
a strange bag hanging down from the fig tree branch catches Misaki's eyes. Upon
inquiry, Jinsei and his son Jinta who is passing by explain that the bag actually
holds the corpse of a cat. Although quite shocked by the local culture, Misaki
forgets everything about the bag when she meets Koichi.
To welcome the arrival of Misaki, Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house.
At the party. Misaki learns from the wise granny about the legend behind the
bag hanging from the fig tree and the local demon: Kijimuna, which deeply fascinates
Misaki. Knowing that Misaki is entranced by the legend of Kijimuna, Jinsei introduces
Misaki to a young female writer Kagemi Hiyajo to tell Misaki the darker side
of the Kijimuna at Okinawa. As the local shaman and medium to the other world,
Kagemi's knowledge in local lore gives Misaki much more to wonder about.
The quiet life in Okinawa takes a sharp turn with the arrival of Jinsei's ex-wife:
Sanae Matsuda. She had lost her mind when she lost her second son in her miscarriage.
As a result, she had to divorce and live separately from Jinsei and Jinta. Jinsei
who is abhorrent of his ex-wife is outraged to see Sanae at his place. He beats
and screams at Sanae when she tries to get close to their son. However, despite
the beating and screaming, nothing seems to get through Sanae's head.
In the middle of the night, Sanae approaches the eerie bag with the cat's corpse
and cuts it down with a scissor. She then embraces the bag as if it is her own
child. Suddenly, something creeps up on Sanae from the tree. However, it is too
dark for anyone to tell what it is.
A few days later, Misaki and Koichi visit Jinsei and meets up their friend. While
the four are having a conversation, Sanae suddenly shows up. Without any warning,
she charges at Jinsei with a scythe. The scene turns into a living hell when
Koichi accidentally drives the scythe into Sanae in his attempt to stop her.
The four stands dumbfounded in front of Sanae's corpse. They decide to dispose
the corpse in the lake to hide their crime.
Although everything played out unintentionally, the guilt of taking a life turns
the peaceful life at Okinawa into a nightmare. One by one, the parties involved
begin to see the spirit of Sanae with her cold hateful stare. Hideto suddenly
disappears and is later found losing his mind at the lake where they dumped Sanae's
body. Next comes Jinse, who as if possessed, hangs himself leaving his son. Before
long, Koichi and Misaki begins to see Sanae's spirit as well... They decide to
go to Kagemi for help and.
