Sarumane summary:

Despite the food shortages caused by famine, the mountain village where the protagonist Kai lives is able to pursue a somewhat better life than others by hunting wild animals. However, one day, a man who says he got lost in the mountains comes to the village. Kai is suspicious of the man, who refuses to make eye contact, but he and his family welcome him. That night, another uninvited beast though sneaks into the outskirts of the village...