In 19th century Japan, an American journalist named Christopher has returned to search for Komomo, the missing love of his life whom he abandoned years ago, though he promised to come back to her later. He arrives on a shadowy island where he has an encounter with a deformed prostitute who tells him his beloved has passed away. He drinks with her and asks her to tell the story of her life. She tells a dark story about Komomo's life - and the sad fate that befell her.
Masters of Horror
In the 1800s, an American returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with, but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
