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In this story, the bakeneko took the shape of Nabeshima Katsushige's wife and sought Katsushige's life, but his retainer, Chibu Honuemon, slew it. However, after that the Chibu family was unable to produce a male heir because of the cat's curse. It is said that the bakeneko was deified at the shrine of Shūrinji (now Shiroishi Town) as a ...
Kaibyō (怪猫, "strange cat") [1] are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. [2] Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) commonly characterized as having the ability to shapeshift into human form; maneki-neko, usually depicted as a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner; and nekomata, referring either to a type of yōkai that lives in mountain areas or ...
Nekomata appear in stories even earlier than in Japan. In the Sui dynasty , the words 猫鬼 and 金花猫 described mysterious cats. In Japanese literature, the nekomata first appeared in the Meigetsuki by Fujiwara no Teika in the early Kamakura period : in the beginning of Tenpuku (1233), August 2, in Nanto (now Nara Prefecture ), a nekomata ...
The story comprises four episodes, 5-8 (U.S. DVD release episodes 1-4). "Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. Prologue: group of bandits take shelter in a crumbling castle and are killed by spirits.
Bakeneko is an aI-generated community meme token inspired by the mythical Japanese yokai, Bakeneko — a supernatural, sword-wielding cat with a chivalrous spirit. As a kaibyo, or monster cat, Bakeneko is known for its bravery, using its sword only against evil, embodying justice and protection.
It appears as a bakeneko creature feeding on human lifeforce, forced to leave his dwelling. While the village was thriving he could easily feed from many people and never harm anyone, but with the massive population decline in rural Japan he ended up unwillingly stealing too much lifeforce from the remaining, elderly citizens.
Jorōgumo from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien.. Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 (), じょろうぐも ()) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore.It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit.
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (Japanese: 怪猫トルコ風呂, Hepburn: Kaibyō Toruko furo) is a 1975 Japanese erotic horror film directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. [2] [3] More specifically, it belongs to the kaibyō eiga or bakeneko mono subgenre of horror films, in which the spirit of a vengeful woman manifests in the form of a "Monster cat" or "ghost cat", [4] as happens in this film.