![]() ![]() 29 This version prepared for free download 2006. to: The Institute for Cultural Research, PO Box 2227, London NW2 3BW Monograph Series No. Requests for permission to reprint, reproduce, etc. All rights reserved Copyright throughout the world No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photographic, by recording or any information storage or retrieval system or method now known or to be invented or adapted without prior permission obtained in writing from the publisher, the Institute for Cultural Research, except by a reviewer quoting brief passages in a review written for inclusion in a journal, magazine, newspaper or broadcast. Some even suggest that The Joker from Batman is based off of this ghost, having pale skin with green hair and a scarred smile to connect the dots to a thousand years prior to the creation of the character.Copyright © 1990 Institute for Cultural Research The right of the Institute for Cultural Research to be identified as the owners of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Kuchisake Onna of today is a common urban legend spread from Japan to South Korea in books, movies, and television shows. In 2007, one coroner report from the late 1970s was found from describing one injury, a torn mouth. It is said that her attacks stopped when she was struck by a car and killed while hunting down another victim. Panic hit Japan closing schools and forcing children to remain indoors in order to not encounter Kuchisake Onna. ![]() The legend went quiet for a long time until the 1970s where she was supposedly found chasing children once again. It is said that the only way to survive the ghost is to distract her by answering the questions in a way that makes her think, such as saying, “You’re average.” If the child answers no to the second question she will she will once again kill them immediately. If the child answers no to the first question, she will kill them immediately. If the child answers yes a second time she will let them go, follow them home, and kill them later that night. She is known to approach children with a surgical mask on to hide her mouth and ask them, “Am I pretty?” If the child answers yes then she removes her masks and asks the same question a second time. After slicing his wife, he asked her “Who will think you’re beautiful now?” The woman died soon after that incident.Īfter her death, it is said that the woman became a spirit that would come back to haunt children. The Samurai found out that she was unfaithful and decided to fix the problem by carving her face open to give her a wide smile. A Samurai warrior had a beautiful wife who would welcome attention from any man that dared to approach her. The origin for this tale comes from the Heian period in Japan. Kuchisake Onna means “split-mouthed woman” and this is her story. The story originally started as a warning to all women to stay faithful to their husbands, but when the woman known as Kuchisake Onna passed away, she became a vengeful spirit that attacked the young. While it is considered an urban legend, time has created factual basis for the events. This Japanese urban legend has spread across cultures since it was first heard around 1000 years ago.
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