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{{Kaiju Infobox
|type1=Ice
|type2=Water
|name=Yuki-onna
|dt=Yuki-onna
|gender=Female
|caption=Yuki-onna in Kwaidan
|portrayed=[[wikipedia:Keiko Kishi|Keiko Kishi]]{{Sup|[[Kwaidan|KWN]]}}<br>[[Shiho Fujimura]]{{Sup|[[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|TSW]]}}<br>[[wikipedia:Kiki Sugino|Kiki Sugino]]{{Sup|[[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|SW]]}}<br>[[wikipedia:Rei Yoshi|Rei Yoshi]]{{Sup|[[The Great Yokai War|TGYW]]}}<br>[[wikipedia:Yuko Oshima|Yuko Oshima]]{{Sup|[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians |TGYWG]]}}
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|created=[[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]]
|written=Lafcadio Hearn
|image=Woman of the Snow.jpg
|debut=''[[Kwaidan]]''
|last=''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''
|enemies=Minokichi, Mosaku{{Sup|(Killer)}}
}}
'''Yuki-onna''' {{Nihongo|雪女|3=lit. ''Snow Woman''}} is a kind of [[:Category:Yokai|yokai]] from [[Japan|Japanese]] folklore. that made appearances in the [[1965]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[Kwaidan]]'', the [[1968]] [[Daiei]] [[:Category:Films|film]] [[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'']], the [[2005]] [[Kadokawa]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'', the [[2016]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Films|film]], [[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'']], and the upcoming [[2021]] [[Kadokawa]]/[[Toho]] Distribution, ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''.
'''Yuki-onna''' {{Nihongo|雪女|3=lit. ''Snow Woman''}} is a kind of [[:Category:Yokai|yokai]] from [[Japan|Japanese]] folklore. that made appearances in the [[1965]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[Kwaidan]]'', the [[1968]] [[Daiei]] [[:Category:Films|film]] [[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'']], the [[2005]] [[Kadokawa]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'', the [[2016]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Films|film]], [[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'']], and the upcoming [[2021]] [[Kadokawa]]/[[Toho]] Distribution, ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''.
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==Name==
== Name ==
Yuki-onna's name is a combination of the Japanese words Snow{{Nihongo|雪| Yuki}} and Woman{{Nihongo|女|Onna}}.
Yuki-onna's name is a combination of the Japanese words Snow{{Nihongo|雪| Yuki}} and Woman{{Nihongo|女|Onna}}.
 
==Design==
== Design ==
Yuki-onna has white skin, clothes and black hair.
Yuki-onna has white skin, cloths and black hair.
==History==
 
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== History ==
 
===[[Showa era]]===
===[[Showa era]]===
 
===''[[Kwaidan]]''===
=== ''[[Kwaidan]]'' ===
====="The Woman of the Snow"=====
 
===== "The Woman of the Snow" =====
[[File:C7f4f60e188ac3fe4edc3064a9df722e.png|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in ''[[Kwaidan]]'']]
[[File:C7f4f60e188ac3fe4edc3064a9df722e.png|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in ''[[Kwaidan]]'']]
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Two woodcutters named Minokichi and Mosaku refuge in a hut during a snowstorm. when Mosaku is killed by the Woman of the Snow.
Two woodcutters named Minokichi and Mosaku refuge in a hut during a snowstorm. when Mosaku is killed by the Woman of the Snow.
=== [[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'']] (1968) ===
===[[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'']] (1968)===
[[File:The-snow-woman-1968.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in [[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'' (1968)]]]]
[[File:The-snow-woman-1968.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in [[The Snow Woman (1968 film)|''The Snow Woman'' (1968)]]]]
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To be added.
To be added.
{{Clear}}
{{Clear}}
 
===[[Millennium era]]===
=== [[Millennium era]] ===
====''[[The Great Yokai War]]''====
==== ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' ====
[[File:Yokaiwar2005yukionna.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'']]
[[File:Yokaiwar2005yukionna.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'']]
Yuki-onna appears in a massive crowd scene of yokai.
Yuki-onna appears in a massive crowd scene of yokai.
=== [[Reiwa era]] ===
===[[Reiwa era]]===
=== [[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'']] (2016) ===
===[[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'']] (2016)===
[[File:Yukionna 2016.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in [[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'' (2016)]]]]
[[File:Yukionna 2016.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Yuki-onna in [[The Snow Woman (2016 film)|''The Snow Woman'' (2016)]]]]
Yuki-onna is the spirt in the hut that Minokichi and Mosaku shelter in from the snow.
Yuki-onna is the spirt in the hut that Minokichi and Mosaku shelter in from the snow.
=== ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' ===
===''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''===
[[File:Cast img8 2.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Yuki-onna in ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'']]
[[File:Cast img8 2.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Yuki-onna in ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'']]
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To be added.
To be added.
{{Clear}}
{{Clear}}
 
==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
{{Main|Yuki-onna/Gallery}}
{{Main|Yuki-onna/Gallery}}
 
==Comics==
== Comics ==
 
* [[The Great Yokai War: Guardians (manga)|''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'']] (2021)
* [[The Great Yokai War: Guardians (manga)|''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'']] (2021)
 
===[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians (manga)|''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'']]===
=== [[The Great Yokai War: Guardians (manga)|''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'']] ===
{{Stub}}
{{Stub}}
To be added.
To be added.
 
==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
 
* In the 2005 film ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' Yuki-onna had a white hair, it is the only appearance of the yokai without black hair.
* In the 2005 film ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' Yuki-onna had a white hair, it is the only appearance of the yokai without black hair.
 
==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Toho Monsters}}{{Kadokawa Monsters}}{{Monsters}}{{Comments}}
{{Reflist}}{{Toho Monsters}}{{Kadokawa Monsters}}{{Monsters}}{{Comments}}
[[Category:Yokai]]
[[Category:Yokai]]

Revision as of 12:05, 23 March 2021

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Yuki-onna
Yuki-onna in Kwaidan
Alternate names Woman of the Snow, The Snow Woman, Snow Woman, Yuki Onna, Yukionna, The Woman of the Snow
Species Female spirt
Allies Other yokaiTGYW
Enemies Minokichi, Mosaku(Killer)
Created by Lafcadio Hearn
Written by Lafcadio Hearn
Played by Keiko KishiKWN
Shiho FujimuraTSW
Kiki SuginoSW
Rei YoshiTGYW
Yuko OshimaTGYWG
First appearance Latest appearance
Kwaidan The Great Yokai War: Guardians

Yuki-onna (雪女, lit. Snow Woman) is a kind of yokai from Japanese folklore. that made appearances in the 1965 Toho film Kwaidan, the 1968 Daiei film The Snow Woman, the 2005 Kadokawa film, The Great Yokai War, the 2016 tokusatsu film, The Snow Woman, and the upcoming 2021 Kadokawa/Toho Distribution, The Great Yokai War: Guardians.

Name

Yuki-onna's name is a combination of the Japanese words Snow (雪,   Yuki) and Woman (女,   Onna).

Design

Yuki-onna has white skin, clothes and black hair.

History

Showa era

Kwaidan

"The Woman of the Snow"
Yuki-onna in Kwaidan

Two woodcutters named Minokichi and Mosaku refuge in a hut during a snowstorm. when Mosaku is killed by the Woman of the Snow.

The Snow Woman (1968)

To be added.

Millennium era

The Great Yokai War

Yuki-onna appears in a massive crowd scene of yokai.

Reiwa era

The Snow Woman (2016)

Yuki-onna is the spirt in the hut that Minokichi and Mosaku shelter in from the snow.

The Great Yokai War: Guardians

To be added.

Gallery

Main article: Yuki-onna/Gallery.

Comics

The Great Yokai War: Guardians

To be added.

Trivia

  • In the 2005 film The Great Yokai War Yuki-onna had a white hair, it is the only appearance of the yokai without black hair.

References

This is a list of references for Yukionna. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

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