The film lacks explicit depictions of LGBTQ+ characters or non-heteronormative identities. The narrative focuses on a missing practitioner and a town-wide illness instead.

The story centers on a male Shugendo practitioner. There is no immediate evidence of female characters or the subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.

Set in rural Japan, the film centers a non-Western cast. While it avoids Western-centric tropes, the environment appears ethnically homogeneous within its Japanese setting.

The film prioritizes localized Shugendo spiritualism over institutionalized religion. It uses a plague and monsters to disrupt the stability of the existing social order.

The plot revolves around an unexplainable mental illness affecting the town. This provides a thematic platform for exploring psychological instability and neurodivergence.