Yurei - The Terrifying Ghosts of Japan

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@darthJ9 3 ай бұрын

The kinda horror movies that came out in Japan after the war, in the 50s and 60s, were just something else. Ugetsu, Onibaba, Kuroneko, Kwaidan. Haunting stuff

@QuasarSniffer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for highlighting Kuroneko! It seems like this great film always gets left off when people talk about classic Japanese horror.

@Osoronnophris 2 ай бұрын

onibaba is excellent

@joonhokim6350 2 ай бұрын

@@QuasarSniffer

@andrewkathe3471 2 ай бұрын

That’s the good stuff

@farhadnikzad1514 2 ай бұрын

Kwaidan, after all these years, is still one of my top favourites.

@Jopeth23 3 ай бұрын

We were among the first ones to watch the original Ring movie in our country before it became famous through bootleg CDs. We were so scared at that time, and knew it would be a matter of time before the movie will be famous in the mainstream. And we're right. Nice video as usual!

@windowbreezes 2 ай бұрын

Bootleg Region Copies Really helped Asian Cinema

@DreyriAldranaris36 Ай бұрын

I’ve heard the story of the plates before but I really love the way that you tell it. Thank you so much for sharing it with me and the rest of your audience.

@milkywaysurfer9475 2 ай бұрын

I remember when I watched Ringu as it came out on video, and the next day at a street corner I ran into a lady with long smooth black hair and a white long dress. Never got creeped out so much in my life. Great video, well done!

@Prodigi50 3 ай бұрын

I have no idea if I’m correct here but maybe the reason why the Japanese ghosts are always wet looking is because they “swam” across the Sanzu River (similar to the River Styx) to return to life.

@blastermaster5039 2 ай бұрын

Return to unlife

@batosato 3 ай бұрын

As always great video Felip!

@NasserAl-Abdullah Ай бұрын

I Came here after watching season 3 of the Series "From", fantasy and tales just mesmerize me and gets me super pumped to learn about other cultures and religions and ways of life. Thanks for the great content.

@mattisvov 3 ай бұрын

I like horror movies all right, but they rarely genuinely scare me. But japanese horror... I simply cannot handle it. I have seen the original The Ring twice, as a grown-ass man. Both times, the following night I awoke panting from nightmares, like a little child.

@WaqasKhan-il7kp 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Thank you Thank you...grateful and thrilled that you chose this subject and enjoyed your most excellent analysis.

@Marion10610 3 ай бұрын

Autumn and Winter are the seasons that I love to sit and listen to tales about Strigoi, Moroi, Pricolici, Varcolac, Tibetan Ro-Lang and ghosts on KZbin...And remember how important it is to pray and honor our ancestors ✨🙏🏻✨💖Great video! Thank you!

@mmaria4033 2 ай бұрын

Yess, 🙌🏻

@Marion10610 2 ай бұрын

@@mmaria4033 🥰✨

@LordRoku- 3 ай бұрын

nice always wanted to know more about this topic thank you

@michaelmoon3429 2 ай бұрын

The pause in at the end of each of the three stories really added to their scariness factor.

@N0buKi 3 ай бұрын

Perfect timing for that lunch watch, just as I was looking for something, this banger drops

@Infinitesimal-ho7it 2 ай бұрын

This is the creepiest upload on the spooky-tube so far. Japanese/Asian horror is pretty unsettling. They've tapped into something in that genre that touches the evolutionary creeps deep inside.

@rboyd3435 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely excellent info and perfectly presented. Thanks!

@richt63 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic ❤ I'm a big fan of Japanese folklore and mythology. Thank you for posting this 👍

@shanesullivan460 3 ай бұрын

I actually found it quite funny when the monk shouted "TEN!"

@dk-fk4xm 3 ай бұрын

god i love spooky season 🎃🎃

@Inksmudger 3 ай бұрын

Perfect timing. I just got a box set of j horror movies and intend to have a massive marathon. (PS I still stand by calling your October series EEK-umenical) Edit: since I’m on the subject, my favorite J horror film is Noroi: the Curse. Which is a combination of the found footage genre (first popularized in the English speaking world in the 90s and 2000s) and a sort of Shinto take on the folk horror genre. (Plus a number of other things from Japanese reality tv to cosmic horror). It can seem a bit corny at times but I genuinely love it. A truly unique film.

@jackpayne4658 3 ай бұрын

Okiku's tale reminds me of the man who fell asleep, and dreamed of an invisible hand offering him gold coins. He counted as they arrived - one, two, three, four...until nine. Then, the invisible hand stopped giving any more coins. The dreaming man was so upset that he shouted, 'I must have ten! I must have ten!' - so loudly that he woke himself up. Realising his actual situation, he closed his eyes and muttered, 'It's alright - I'll take the nine...'

@kingpotato7183 2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha what does this mean?

@Knox1919 2 ай бұрын

@@kingpotato7183he got greedy, causing everything he had to be taken, and only then realized he should have been content with it

@Roma_eterna 3 ай бұрын

To this day I still jump whenever I hear the croaking from The Grudge lol! Of all horror movies I’ve seen, nothing else-not even killers in masks or home intruders-terrified me as much as Kaiako!

@Pallasathena-hv4kp 2 ай бұрын

The movie about “The Peony Lantern,” is gorgeous and eerie 👍

@ligiasommers 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting and so well told and done . Thank you 🙏🏻

@DreyriAldranaris36 Ай бұрын

I really really liked this video, thank you for making it.

@tokernizer 3 ай бұрын

The film Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi features four of these Japanese ghost stories. It incorporates many elements of Japanese folklore and art. It's one of the best looking films I've ever seen, I highly recommend it.

@masudashizue777 2 ай бұрын

I'm on a quest to find out the names of the frightening ghost films that I had the misfortune to see in Japan during the 1950s-60s. They were mostly B&W films of the type that are no longer made. There is a particular music that accompanied the appearance of the ghosts that sent me shivering under the seats. Even after over 60 years I can remember the music, which consisted of drums and a flute.

@glyons1843 2 ай бұрын

For any of your viewers who happen to be in Kansas City between now & the first week of January 2025, much of the artwork featured in this video is on exhibit at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in the Hokusai exhibition!

@emepeguerreiro 3 ай бұрын

The historic details 👌 excellent vd!!!

@goblin3359 2 ай бұрын

This was fascinating. Thank you.

@drbachimanchi 2 ай бұрын

Kami in sanskrit means the one with ddesire or unfullfilled soul or person with burning desire

@paurushbhatnagar8100 2 ай бұрын

Great analysis.

@Muhammiid334 2 ай бұрын

Great videos very informative! Would love to see a video explaining the Zazen practice as it isn't widely covered or explained. All the best .

@julinaonYT 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this and i hope to see more from Japan

@severianconciliator1862 2 ай бұрын

I was just getting into Japanese horror and then saw you had come out with this. Much thanks!

@TheHippiflip 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful post.

@ekmalsukarno2302 3 ай бұрын

Hi there, Filip, can you please make a video on Java's unique belief system of Kejawen and how it contributes to religious syncretism in Javanese culture. Thank you very much.

@Greg41982 3 ай бұрын

After The Ring, I still can't walk in to a dark room with a TV without getting the shudders.

@andrewsuryali8540 2 ай бұрын

I think the funniest take of the Sadako character is the "chibi-Sadako" or "smartphone Sadako". Most Japanese people today consume visual media through their smartphones, so a contemporary Sadako manifestation must somehow fit through the cellphone screen, resulting in a tiny Sadako who can barely drown a mouse.

@ijansk 2 ай бұрын

The movie is boring.

@therongjr 3 ай бұрын

5:57 - I didn't realize that SCP-5999 (This is where I died) was a hyakumonogatari kaidankai! 😱

@JP-nt5vb 3 ай бұрын

SCP Mentioned 🗣🗣👽👽👾👾👻👻💥💥☠☠

@dudeonthasopha 3 ай бұрын

The Japanese ghost films have always been some of my favorite in horror and they had a real heyday in the 90s and early 00s. I think Thailand picked it up after that. Taiwan has some good ones more recently but there isn't a country in Asia that is clearly at the top at the moment.

@Vidrohi_2 Ай бұрын

The creepy music in this video makes it so much creepier..

@jeremongrel 2 ай бұрын

The second ghost story, though short and simple, is one of the most beautiful, haunting and tragic horror stories I've ever heard

@emepeguerreiro 3 ай бұрын

5:55 Humanity seems to feel peaceful times as tedious time, telling spooky stories for entertainment... and, maybe it's that underlining cautionary tale to keep people on their toes as peaceful times don't tend to last, like a defense mechanism of some sort

@jawshoouhm 3 ай бұрын

Ultra spooky episode 10/10

@cultofteddyandy 2 ай бұрын

I loved this video ❤❤❤

@margakat 11 күн бұрын

I had been a fan of horror stories for years, most of my life actually. But I'm in the U.S. Starting in 2016, I found had no stomach anymore for horror. Now, it is still true. I love the genre, but I cannot deal with what seems like additional stress.

@julinaonYT 2 ай бұрын

23:00 thats giving wuthering heights

@Itstrulyuptoyou 2 ай бұрын

Great video!!

@mmaria4033 2 ай бұрын

Haha, your decour is on point🎉

@hizurumegumi5727 2 ай бұрын

A little side note: Japan has been ruled by a Emperor or Empress throughout its History the Yamato dynasty has been in power (to many varying degrees) for a thousand or so years, those other dynasties you speak of are shogunates which were the rulers of Japan and had all the power but were still technically subordinate to the Emperor

@23Lgirl 2 ай бұрын

The emperor was more like a pope and not like a king.

@hizurumegumi5727 2 ай бұрын

@ you can see it in that way, but the Emperor is a ceremonial monarch, like the British monarch or other monarchs of the world, but the pope is the king of the Vatican and a absolute monarch too

@shcahue 2 ай бұрын

26:53 in Himeji castle they have one of this wells with the leyend of her disgrace.

@rosiebegum225 8 күн бұрын

tony tracey, great people in business.this cafe, is by far the best to lounge in, i never did try the desserts, but i was told there isn't much of it! as of wen served! perhaps the portion in sizes could be increased.i'm sure of it, Tracey and tony would be happy to hear any feedback.as these two guys are very hardworking their ethic in business, the whole ethos,it is to please the customers.

@Endymion766 3 ай бұрын

i like ghost stories

@binarybotany3218 2 ай бұрын

Something that fascinates me about yurei is that they've seem to lost any kind of sentience, becoming a mere husk of that final thought, almost robotic, like their intelligent soul has already left.

@Kokuraman Ай бұрын

Thanks man! I live in Japan!

@mathieuleader8601 2 ай бұрын

I would love to see a Japanese Interpretation of Dickens Christmas Carol

@anthonywalker6276 2 ай бұрын

Lafcadio Hearn is the classic authority on the subject of Japanese ghosts.

@clockworkcookie 3 ай бұрын

i read this somewhere but wasnt in the video, so i'm not sure if it's true. but the weird janky movements the ghosts make in the ring , jun on etc., also come from kabuki tradition of exagerated movement (just like the exagerated makeup). i swear to god to this day i cannot watch ju-on because of how she moves (also that sound, yikes)

@TrypKingsley 3 ай бұрын

I'm only a minute in, but i believe the classic depiction being referred to as yurei can also be more accurately and specifically defined as onryo, no?

@KoopstaKlicca 3 ай бұрын

He discusses them later in the video

@TrypKingsley 3 ай бұрын

@@KoopstaKlicca Ah, sweet, thanks!

@andrewsuryali8540 2 ай бұрын

No, as pointed out in the video, the literal visual archetype for the yurei (Okyo's dead lover) isn't an Onryo at all. Okyo felt no malice from her. It's just that the FAMOUS yurei are almost all Onryo because they became famous through horror media.

@TrypKingsley 2 ай бұрын

@@andrewsuryali8540 Very cool!

@nBasedAce 3 ай бұрын

Just wondering, how is the word supernatural derogatory? It's definition isn't derogatory and I have never heard it being used in a derogatory way. So, if you could please explain how it is derogatory I would greatly appreciate it.❤

@jasonGamesMaster 3 ай бұрын

Atheists (like myself) can often be exceptionally dismissive (not like myself... usually, lol). But it goes back to the Enlightenment and the common ridicule of supernatural beliefs as superstition. It even comes up in religious circles regarding fundamentalism or literalism. It's very common in European/American culture.

@nBasedAce 2 ай бұрын

@@jasonGamesMasterI understand, but if they are actually believing in something that is demonstrably false they shouldn't be ridiculed for it but they also shouldn't be automatically honored because it is their culture. Not all cultural aspects are good.

@jasonGamesMaster 2 ай бұрын

@@nBasedAce sure. I'm saying this is what I've seen happen, not that I agree with it. Cultures that prioritize science deprioritize religion and the supernatural. Things that are considered lesser by a culture are stigmatized or spoken of in a derogatory manner. I think that it what he's getting at

@siyacer 3 ай бұрын

scary

@HussainAli-zk6nk 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I just wanted to ask if there is any concept of human dying in anguish and transforming into a vengeful ghost in Islam. I have read a book from a famous author of Pakistan Qudrat ullah shahab, he also mentions something like this in his book Shahab Nama. But i am unbale to understand how this works or even if it possible. I know demons(shyateen,Jinn,etc) exits but i am unbale to understand this concept.

@mandmaq 2 ай бұрын

No there is no such concept. But regarding after death, we have not been given all the knowledge of the details either. So Allah knows best

@bankaihadouken1180 2 ай бұрын

@@mandmaq ✝️☦️

@SpoonfullofSandrock 2 ай бұрын

Please explain how "supernatural" is driftwood derogatory in nature?

@hollis1996 3 ай бұрын

"And they're always wet, for some reason" lol

@Sxcheschka 2 ай бұрын

Regarding the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, what works/books do you recommend on them?

@andrewsuryali8540 2 ай бұрын

You can read both in English. I have them in Play Book.

@skatedd2451 2 ай бұрын

Japanese ghost story Lady of The Snows love that story

@siyacer 3 ай бұрын

I think higurashi are quite scary

@tokyo_taxi7835 2 ай бұрын

The Iemon story scares the absolute sh*t out of me.

@Osoronnophris 2 ай бұрын

have you seen Tetsuo or Body Hammer yet

@gilangranggap830 2 ай бұрын

Ah yes, Japan... Whenever I visit there, I always have some supernatural "encounter" 😅, wether mysterious tombs, sacred trees, or ghost apparition

@mjolninja9358 3 ай бұрын

👻

@biemab8916 3 ай бұрын

Great video but could i request the removal of the high pitched ringing in the background? A bit harsh on the ears and takes me out of the video

@efegokselkisioglu8218 2 ай бұрын

While I do appreciate the sheer volume of these videos, I can't dedicate an hour of my interrupted attention. I usually watch these kinds of videos on the back while doing something else, and the way the info is presented makes it hard for me to actually get a picture of the topics. Personally, that's the problem I've encountered with your videos. Like, I could listen to a podcast collateraly and remember what they were talking about without it being my primary concern.

@experience741 2 ай бұрын

I know about yurei, yokai, and kami from anime

@helios7170 2 ай бұрын

I’ve lived in Japan for 16 years now and have participated in several Hyakumonogatari Kaidai-Kai, you have done a really great job of representing this information very accurately. My only gripe is that you are using AI generated artwork when there is so much real art on the subject available. Such a shame

@LetsTalkReligion 2 ай бұрын

There are no AI-generated images in this video (unless I'm forgetting something) :)

@helios7170 2 ай бұрын

@@LetsTalkReligion From @24:45 to 25:41 the image has all the hallmarks of being AI generated. The eyes are distorted, the Japanese characters in the background are illegible, the shapes on the kimono are very strange. I am confident it is not a real image.

@atsukorichards1675 2 ай бұрын

It looks like a real Ukiyo-e (wood block print in Edo Period) to me.

@andrewsuryali8540 2 ай бұрын

@@helios7170They're very bad scans of photographs of real ukiyo-e. The kimono patterns look messed up because the pixels got screwed to heck and back. The Japanese characters are standard "kabuki calligraphy". I can barely read the top right one (Ookiku). The image quality is total crap, is all. In fact, turns out this one is really easy to find. It's one of Utagawa Yoshitaki's "Ghost Lady" Kabuki posters. The one with only the head trailing dishes is actually Hokusai's very famous Ookiku painting.

@iFukuyama 2 ай бұрын

Why is supernatural derogatory?

@justkiddin84 2 ай бұрын

It is Other-alien.

@red_nikolai 3 ай бұрын

"And the ghost women, who are always involved in some kind of lover's quarrel, are also always wet, for some reason." Yeah I wonder why Japan would do that

@andrewsuryali8540 2 ай бұрын

Because most of them died or got disposed of in water. Literally. That's the main reason.

@Mr2squids 2 ай бұрын

復讐、復讐の祈り消えないひさ子、消えない怨み虐殺、虐殺の悲劇消えないひさ子、守護者流血、流血の激怒叫ぶ、叫ぶ、守護者消えないひさ子、炎の墓煙、煙の記憶

@agucci 2 ай бұрын

I expected your Japanese accent to be better, Filip! 😅

@Jason-ms8bv 3 ай бұрын

👻🎎💬 "just ignore it and listen to Filip"

@Charlie-f4q4o 2 ай бұрын

You can't beat a Chinese takeaway with your Japanese horror film

@Roman-Pregolin 3 ай бұрын

Pu Songling is coming

@richewilson6394 Ай бұрын

I think the reason why women are considered more ghosts in Japan is because the men were more dominant and made it so that they were almost like invincible. While a woman was. So people would have more stories saying about how women would take vengeance on men because of it. Pretty much making sure that men were able to stay in line and not cheat on their wives otherwise they would create more upheaval in the world.

@marocat4749 3 ай бұрын

Uuuuuuh hauuunting cooomeent

@AncientAnt3y 3 ай бұрын

“She was a ghost in my mind.”

@blastermaster5039 2 ай бұрын

19:25 A true Weeboo

@shortysrule2592 Ай бұрын

Wow, Okiku’s boss is the biggest incel in fictional history.

@mrguy3029 3 ай бұрын

Third👻

@anthonywalker6276 2 ай бұрын

Why are you pronouncing his name as "lafsadio"? It is a hard 'c'. He was named for the island of his birth, Levkas, Λευκας, and the Japanese transliteration is ラフカデイオ.