Kayako Saeki is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Ju-On horror franchise. Kayako's fictional history alternates slightly between continuities, but all depict her as the attractive b
Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki
In Japanese traditional beliefs and literature, onryō are a type of ghost believed to be capable of causing harm in the world of the living, injuring or killing enemies, or even causing natural disast
Kayako Saeki
…antagonist of the Ju-On horror franchise. Kayako's fictional history alternates slightly between continuities, but all depict her as the attractive but vengeful ghost of a woman killed by her husband, Takeo, along with their son Toshio, in a murder–suicide that happened after he came to believe she was having an…
Depiction of an onryō in the Kinsei-Kaidan-Shimoyonohoshi (近世怪談霜夜星), by Katsushika Hokusai.
Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Yoshitsuya depicts the moment when Emperor Sutoku, who died in exile, became an onryō.
The headstone of Taira no Masakado, located between the skyscrapers of Ōtemachi near Tokyo Station, was renovated in 2021 when the surrounding skyscrapers were rebuilt, but the headstone was never moved.
Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Sugawara no Michizane as the Tenjin (kami of thunder). After Sugawara no Michizane's death, lightning struck the palace, killing and injuring many of the powerful people involved in his banishment, and Sugawara no Michizane was enshrined in the Tenmangū (Shinto shrines) as the Tenjin.