House-related ghosts and monsters

movie"Accident property, scary layoutI went to see ".

I read the original novel, but the movie was more fantasy than horror, and I felt it was aimed at the masses. (It also featured many comedians, including Kazuya Kamenashi and Koji Seto.)

The original work by comedian Tanishii Matsubara realistically depicts the phenomena that occur while living in a haunted property, and the mysterious phenomena, which are not necessarily related to the cause of the property or the crime, make me feel that it would not be surprising if similar phenomena were to occur around me at any time.

Mystery related to houses and places

Speaking of haunted properties, the movie "RemainsIn "The Incredibles," a mysterious phenomenon occurs in a room, and as the story is investigated, the causal connections extend to incidents that have happened in buildings, on land, and on other land, and the causal connections to incidents and accidents that occur along the way deepen, which is both frightening and fascinating.

『The GrudgeThe house that is haunted by Saeki Kayako and Toshio in ``The Haunted House'' would also be a kind of accident property.

"Teru Oshima"Thanks to this, properties with psychological defects, or so-called "accident properties," have become commonplace in recent years.

In the past, it wasn't so much that houses or buildings themselves were considered taboo, but rather that land or places were believed to hold grudges or curses.

Haunted spots, ruins, and off-limits areas may be linked to buildings that are located in the area, but in most cases it is the land or location that is considered to be a curse, rather than the building itself.

Long ago, the area north of Sanjo Street in Kyoto was called Onidono, a place where spirits resided, and it is said that they had been there even before the capital was moved to Kyoto.

『New ear bagEven in the "Mountain Ranch" episode from "The Hunger Games," an eerie building appears, but the focus is not on the physical location of the building or room, but rather on the mysterious phenomena that occur as a result of interacting with the location.

Ghosts associated with the house

Incidentally, in folklore, "ie" or "ie" primarily refers to "family lineage" or "lineage," and more often refers to a family group that forms a communal relationship in daily life with the residence as its base, as well as a transgenerational social unit that effectively carries on the family, rather than a house as a structure.

Lifestyle items that have been used for many years have souls.Tsukumogami" They turn into yokai (spirits, spirits, and spirits) as if they were living in a house, but it seems that even houses as buildings can become inhabited by yokai or take up residence there if they are used for many years.

"House bell (Naraya)" is a Japanese version of the "poltergeist", a little demon that makes noises in the house as a prank. It seems that the phenomenon of houses suddenly creaking and doors rattling has been occurring in both the West and the West since ancient times.

"Tasting the ceiling" is a yokai that licks ceilings that are out of reach of humans, dirtying them and leaving stains. The "stains on the ceiling that look like a human face" that are often seen in properties where there have been accidents may also be the work of the Ceiling Licker.

"Zashiki-warashi" are considered to be good yokai that bring prosperity to the home, but there are also ranks within this species, with the higher "Butterfly Piraco" is said to be white and beautiful, while "Knotty Barico"or"Usutukiko" are considered to be of a low rank and creepy creatures, as they crawl out of the inner floor and roam around the living room.

"Mayoiga (Mayoiga)" is a mysterious place that appears in "The Tales of Tono." In the mountains, there is a house where no one lives, but where horses and cattle are kept and there are signs of life. It is said that one may accidentally wander into the house, but it is impossible to enter by trying. It is said that if one returns with the dishes from the house, they will become rich. The legend of the "Mayoi-ie" later became an urban legend and a motif in various novels and stories, so many people may have heard of it. There are various interpretations as to whether the house itself is a ghost, or whether the "Mayoi-ie" is the house where the ghost lives.

This time, we branched off from the topic of haunted properties and introduced you to some monsters associated with houses.

Finally, in fact, just as I was writing this article, news broke of the passing of Takeuchi Yuko, who starred in the film "Legacy" mentioned above.

Yuko Takeuchi also appeared in films such as "Ring" and "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari," and I think she was one of the actresses who had a great influence on the Japanese film industry.

It is unfortunate that we do not know the reason for his suicide, but we offer our deepest condolences.

 

Images: "Haunted Property: Scary Floorplan" (Shochiku, directed by Nakata Hideo), "Lingering Impurity: A Room You Shouldn't Live In" (Shochiku, directed by Nakamura Yoshihiro), "Tsukumogami Emaki", Toriyama Sekien's "Illustrated Night Parade of One Hundred Demons", Toriyama Sekien's "Hundred Weapons Tsurezurebukuro", Oshikiri Rensuke's "Tatami-chan the Zashiki Warashi", Mizuki Shigeru's "The Lost House"

References: "Selected Japanese Folklore Dictionary" (Fukuda Ajio, Yoshikawa Kobunkan), "The Definitive Japanese Yokai Encyclopedia: Yokai, the Otherworld, and Gods" (Mizuki Shigeru, Kodansha Bunko), "Japanese Yokai Encyclopedia" (Mizuki Shigeru, Murakami Kenji, Kadokawa Bunko)

Text by Keijiro Watanabe

 

■ Keishiro Watanabe (Kei-chan)

Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Graduated from the School of Human Sciences at Waseda University. An independent researcher of yokai. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Project Management Professional (PMP).

He currently works as a management and IT consultant, residing in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and traveling throughout the prefecture and Tokyo. However, he studied folklore and cultural anthropology at university, and continues to research yokai as his life's work.

I am currently writing articles about monsters associated with Hokkaido, where I currently live, as well as current news about business and economics.

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