King Enma demands that Kitaro apprehend the nine-tailed fox, Tamamo-no-mae. The spirits of the Four Generals of Betrayal are necessary to maintain the balance of spiritual energy in Hell. There can be no more delay. Amidst all this, the Plastered Wall and Child's-cry Old Man haven't returned from trying to resolve the request that came in a letter, and the Sand-throwing Hag, who went to look for them, has disappeared too... Meanwhile, a battleship approaches a certain area of Japan. Behind these events, a beautiful, eerie woman is pulling the strings...?!
Enma, le roi des enfers, assène un ultimatum a Kitarô : il doit ramener au plus vite les deux derniers généraux félons... Dans le même temps, la principauté A menace d'envahir le Japon...
閻魔大王から九尾の狐こと玉藻前の捕縛を催促された鬼太郎。大逆の四将の魂は地獄の霊的エネルギーのバランスをとるためにどうしても必要なのだ。もはや猶予は無い。そんな中、手紙の依頼をこなそうと出かけたぬりかべと子泣きじじいが戻らず、二人を探しに出た砂かけばばあまでも姿を消してしまっていた…。その一方で、日本にとある国の軍艦が迫ってきていた。この事態の背後では、怪しく美しい女が糸を引いていて…!?
O Grande Rei Enma perde a paciência com Kitaro e exige que seja mais rápido para recuperar os dois generais do inferno que faltam, antes que entre em colapso. Enquanto isso diversos amigos de Kitaro começam a desaparecer, enquanto começa a se moldar uma grande crise internacional.
Konaki-Jijii und Nurikabe kehren von einem Auftrag nicht zurück. Als Sunakake-Babaa sie suchen geht, stößt sie auf Isurugi Rei, der Yōkai in sich aufnehmen will, um gegen Kyūbi gewappnet zu sein, die auf den Plan getreten ist …