Yuki-onna
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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.
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)
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Yuki-onna in The Snow Woman (1968)
To be added.
Millennium era
The Great Yokai War
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Yuki-onna in The Great Yokai War
Yuki-onna appears in a massive crowd scene of yokai.
Reiwa era
The Snow Woman (2016)
Yuki-onna in 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
Yuki-onna in 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
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