19화: 오쿠야마 마을에서 나무로 변하는 할아버지를 도와주는 키타로

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An old man who has journeyed far has finally found Kitaro, and begs him for his help. Kitaro notices that the old man's feet are turning into roots. Before the old man's tree transformation is complete, he tells Kitaro to go to the Mountains of Nagano and save his village of Okuyama. Where the community there is suffering from an epidemic, and the whole town is slowly turning into red Vampire Trees. (Source: GeGeGe no Kitarō Wiki)