During the start of the film, Tajikara along with his wife and fellow tribe members were captured by the Dark Tribe during the start of the movie. When his son returned after fishing in the river, he only found the village destroyed. he was then sucked in by a mysterious vortex which transported him to Japan 70,000 years in the future. His son later returned to Japan 70,000 years in the past to rescue them from the Kurayami Tribe.