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Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka (力と女の世の中, lit. "Within the World of Power and Women" or "The World of Power and Women") is a 1933 anime short film by Kenzō Masaoka and the first Japanese anime of any type to feature voiceovers. [1] [2] [3] The film was released in black and white.
Tsurara-onna An icicle that became a woman, often confused with yuki-onna. Tsurubebi A fiery yōkai that drops out of the tops of trees and dangles, also known in some places as tsurube-otoshi. Tsurube-otoshi A monster that drops out of the tops of trees to attack and sometimes eat those who pass beneath the trees.
"Ameonna" (雨女) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien "Hyakumonogatari Ameonna" (百物語 雨女) by Utagawa Yoshiiku. Ameonna (雨 (あめ) 女 (おんな), "rain woman") is a Japanese yōkai thought to call forth rain, illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand.
Ushi no toki mairi (Japanese: 丑の時参り, lit. "ox-hour shrine-visit") or ushi no koku mairi (丑の刻参り) [2] refers to a prescribed method of laying a curse upon a target that is traditional to Japan, so-called because it is conducted during the hours of the Ox (between 1 and 3 AM).
“The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians" follows Kurumi Mirai, a young girl who dreams of becoming a magician after a childhood encounter with a mysterious magician, but fails the entrance exam to the prestigious Rettoran Magic Academy and is placed in the standard program instead; despite her setback, she starts to uncover secrets about the school and her own potential magic, with ...
Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
Shinobu Terajima as Yuko.. Etsushi Toyokawa plays Yuko's cousin, Shoichi.. Shunsuke Matsuoka plays Homma, Yuko's old time friend.. Tomorowo Taguchi plays a self-confessed pervert, "K".
Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.