He had a beautiful granddaughter named Oume. Times were hard. He was finally free to marry Oume. Fiction begins to bleed into reality for actors (Ebizo Ichikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito) as they rehearse a stage production of a classic Japanese ghost story. Countless variations and adaptations of her tale followed. In 2012, he began serializing Haikyu!! His first series, Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya Sensei no Kaidan (Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei’s Ghost Stories), was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2010. She tried to cover the disfigurement by brushing her hair over it, but when she touched her hair, it fell out in large, bloody clumps. Her ruined face haunted his dreams. Seeing Oiwa’s scarred face, Iemon’s resentment turned into hatred. Appearance: Oiwa is the tragic and terrifying onryō from Yotsuya kaidan—”the ghost story of Yotsuya.” Along with Okiku and Otsuyu, she is one of the Nihon san dai kaidan—Japan’s Big Three Ghost Stories.Oiwa’s story is based on real-life events which took place in 17th century Edo. Join yokai.com on Patreon to get new yokai every month! Oiwas’ body was discovered by Iemon’s servant Kohei. Afterwards, Iemon fled into the night, but Oiwa’s onryō pursued him. He begged her to reconcile, and he promised to avenge her father’s murder. "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the Yotsuya Kaidan, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. 怪談), the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge.Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story of all time, it has been adapted for film over 30 times and continues to be an influence on Japanese horror today. Eventually, Iemon ran into the mountains, where he hid in an isolated cabin. Haruichi Furudate began his manga career when he was 25 years old with the one-shot Ousama Kid (King Kid), which won an honorable mention for the 14th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Prize. On a prearranged night, when Iemon was out of the house, Takuetsu entered and approached Oiwa. After the war, her new shrine as well as the original location in Yotsuya were both rebuilt. Haruichi Furudate began his manga career when he was 25 years old with the one-shot Ousama Kid (King Kid), which won an honorable mention for the 14th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Prize. Translation: a girls’ name meaning “rock”. Translation: a girls’ name meaning “rock”. In reality, it was a poison which horribly disfigured her face. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes the narrator. Name origin. Once again Iemon slashed with his sword, but no sooner had he done so than the illusion ended and he saw Itō Kihei’s slain body lying on the floor. Iemon returned to Oiwa and lied that a stranger had killed her father on the road. Afterwards, Kihei suggested that Iemon divorce Oiwa and marry his granddaughter instead; if he were to marry Oume, all of the wealth of the Itō family could be his to inherit!. However, when he got to the Itō house, he was confronted by the ghost of the murdered Kohei. After a fire destroyed the shrine in 1879, Oiwa’s shrine was moved to another part of Tōkyo. Iemon Tamiya is a callous ronin samurai who desires a beautiful woman named Oiwa but is denied permission by her father. Her terrible voice cried out to him for vengeance. He nailed Kohei’s and Oiwa’s bodies to a door, and disposed of them in a river. There have been numerous attempts to appease her angry spirit.  A small shrine and a temple dedicated to Oiwa were erected on the ruins of her family’s house in Yotsuya. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 11 mars 2021 à 19:07. The real Oiwa died in 1636. It is rumored that her onryō still haunts the places she lived as well as those who perform her story. He grabbed his sword and slashed out at the ghost. Appearance: Oiwa is the tragic and terrifying onryō from Yotsuya kaidan—”the ghost story of Yotsuya.” Along with Okiku and Otsuyu, she is one of the Nihon san dai kaidan—Japan’s Big Three Ghost Stories. In 2012, he began serializing Haikyu!! These events were dramatized in the 1825 kabuki play Tōkaidō yotsuya kaidan, which became very popular and cemented Oiwa’s place as Japan’s most famous ghost. Ghost: Attack Power: ... Yotsuya Kaidan, in which a woman transforms into a paper lantern yōkai with long hair. Samon knew of Iemon’s misdeeds—that he had stolen money from his employer—and he demanded that Iemon divorce Oiwa. Afterwards, he made up a lie that Kohei and Oiwa had been sleeping together. Oiwa’s story is based on real-life events which took place in 17th century Edo. Because he needed a legitimate reason to divorce his wife, Iemon hired his friend Takuetsu to rape Oiwa so that he could accuse her of infidelity. Furudate's gender identity has never been confirmed, but the official Viz translation uses he/him. Haruichi Furudate was born on March 7, 1983, in the Iwate Prefecture, Japan and is currently employed by Shueisha Inc.He is best known for his sports manga Haikyu!! He rolled over in bed and saw, right next to his face, the horrible, disfigured face of Oiwa’s ghost! On his wedding night to Oume, Iyemon had trouble sleeping. Oiwa had not known what the ointment had done to her face. the online database of Japanese ghosts and monsters. As Oiwa lay on the floor bleeding to death, she repeatedly cursed Iemon’s name until she could breathe no more. Oiwa’s curse did not wait long to take effect. Takuetsu explained Iemon’s plan to Oiwa, and then showed her a mirror. Jason Simpson is an actor, known for League of Legends (2009), Sausage Party (2016) and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010). Directed by Takashi Miike. A gravestone at Myōgyōji in Sugamo, Tokyo is widely believed to be Oiwa’s actual grave. It is customary for actors and crews putting on a production of Yotsuya kaidan to visit Oiwa’s grave to pay their respects. When Kohei delivered the news to Iemon, instead of become upset, Iemon was overjoyed. お岩 おいわ. His first series, Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya Sensei no Kaidan (Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei’s Ghost Stories), was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2010. He prescribed an ointment for Oiwa to help her recover from her sickness. The shrine was again destroyed in the firebombings of World War 2. Mysterious disasters and deaths occurring around a number of productions (including theater, film, and television adaptations) have been blamed on the curse of Oiwa’s ghost. Do you want to see even more yokai? In Oiwa - The Ghost Of Yotsuya by The Finger Players, Singapore and Japanese actors will perform as puppets as well as puppeteers. Jason Simpson, Actor: League of Legends. Iemon followed after her, but was stopped by Oiwa’s father, Yotsuya Samon. But Oiwa followed him there too. Beaucoup de contes du folklore japonais sont d'inspiration étrangère au pays. 怪談」, Oiwa Inari Tamiya Jinja, a shrine connected to one of Japan’s most famous ghost stories “Yotsuya Kaidan”, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yotsuya_Kaidan&oldid=1010216199, Articles needing additional references from October 2016, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020, Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 March 2021, at 10:57. Haunted by Oiwa’s ghost, no longer able to tell nightmare from reality, Iemon descended into madness. Iemon drew his sword and murdered Samon. It was not a happy marriage, for Iemon was a wasteful man and a thief. Just then, the illusion ended, and Iemon saw that it was not Oiwa he had cut, but Oume. Iemon was so disgusted by Oiwa’s face, and Oume was so young and attractive, that he agreed. Iemon began pawning Oiwa’s possessions, her kimono, her clothes—even their son’s clothes—to have enough money to marry Oume. Terrified, Iemon ran next door to seek his new father in law’s help. One day, Oiwa decided to leave her husband and return to her family home. Gourgeist is a combination of gourd and geist. The doctor loved his granddaughter and conspired to help her marry Iemon. When she saw her reflection, she was horrified. Historique. They had little money. Oiwa became sickly after giving birth, and Iemon grew resentful of Oiwa. Next to their home lived a rich doctor named Itō Kihei. Everywhere he went, Oiwa’s ghost was there. Legends: Oiwa was married to samurai named Iemon. The Year Of No Return, by … Kohei became suspicious of Iemon, but before he could do anything, Iemon murdered Kohei. My books are available from Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle formats. She even appeared to him in the paper lanterns that lit his way. She grabbed a nearby sword and punctured her own throat. Oume was instantly attracted to Iemon, and wanted to marry him. Oiwa went mad. Haruichi Furudate (Japanese: 古舘春一, Furudate Haruichi)is a 38-year-old manga artist best known for the series HaikyÅ«!!. Do you like this site? His new bride lay dead on the floor. Some time after that, Oiwa became pregnant and bore Iemon a son. With Hideaki Itô, Ko Shibasaki, Ebizô Ichikawa, Toshie Negishi. 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