Sugimoto is saved by Asirpa , a highly skilled Ainu girl. Her knowledge of the land and her bow are the only things standing between Sugimoto and certain death.
The episode earns its title when a man-eating bear (a wenkamuy in Ainu culture) hunts Sugimoto, showing just how brutal the Hokkaido wilderness can be.
"Wenkamuy" (Bad God/Evil Spirit). A name that strikes fear into the heart of the mountains, but a legend that sparks a hunt for hidden gold.
We meet Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto, a war veteran panning for gold to fulfill a dying friend's wish. He hears a wild story about a massive Ainu treasure—and the map to find it is tattooed on the skins of escaped convicts.
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