A tale of high adventure and survival!
In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi
Sugimoto searches the wilderness of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold.
With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must
also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows
about the treasure!
Sugimoto and Asirpa's hunt for the tattooed treasure map has led them to
a fishing village on the coast, where a deranged serial killer lies in
wait. Lieutenant Tsurumi and his renegade soldiers are also hot on their
trail, and if he catches up to them it's guaranteed that there will be
hell to pay. Toshizo Hijikata also closes in, while an old friend shows
up with a secret about Asirpa that no one wants to believe--but it just
might take them closer to the gold than ever before...