1944, in remote Idaho, Meiko Briggs and her daughter are sent to an internment
camp. It doesn?t matter that Aiko is American-born: They are Japanese, and
therefore a threat to the American government. They cling to elements of their own
life, as a mysterious disease spreads through the camp causing paranoia, violence,
and death. When a team of secretive doctors arrive, they must team up with a
newspaper reporter and widowed missionary to uncover the truth. Inspired by the
Japanese yokai and the jorogumo spider demon, witness the danger of
demonization and xenophobia.
camp. It doesn?t matter that Aiko is American-born: They are Japanese, and
therefore a threat to the American government. They cling to elements of their own
life, as a mysterious disease spreads through the camp causing paranoia, violence,
and death. When a team of secretive doctors arrive, they must team up with a
newspaper reporter and widowed missionary to uncover the truth. Inspired by the
Japanese yokai and the jorogumo spider demon, witness the danger of
demonization and xenophobia.