What is Kuchisake-on?

Kuchisake-on is a vengeful Japanese spirit, or yokai , with the mouth cut out of the ear to the ear. Her name means a "wife of a slot" and is said to wander a surgical mask on the streets at night and asks her victims, "I'm beautiful?" In 1979, there were many reports in Japan on the observations of Kuchisake-on, and the Spirit was to target school children. According to legend, samurai had a very futile wife or concubine he suspected of infidelity. Her husband crippled her with jealous rage and asked, "Who will find you beautiful now?"

In the modern Japanese urban legend, Kuchisake-on developed into a monster that chases the streets of the city and is looking for victims. She looks like a beautiful young woman who is wearing a surgical mask that is not unusual in Japan because people with colds often wear them to protect others. Szzepit her victims, "I'm beautiful?" and is usually answered positively. Then she pulls out the mask, reveals her slit's mouth, and repeats her question.

ifThe victim replies no or runs away, Kuchisake-on kills him. Kuchisake-on is usually equipped with a sharp, hat, in some cases a large scythe. In the case of a female sacrifice, the spirit can turn it into another cook-on-on.

Different versions of the Kuchisake-on story offer different ways to save themselves if a monster approaches them. In some stories he leaves the victim in the room if he still says that Kuchisake -na is beautiful after removing the mask. In other versions, however, it just delayed death, and the correct answer is, "You look normal." Other stories indicate throwing something attractive, such as a piece of fruit or candy, apart to avert Kuchisake-on.

Kuchisake-on appears in many modern Japanese media, including references in film and anime series. The film called Kuchisake-On , published in 1996, updated the legend by making Monster the result of plastic surgery.