Ningyo
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Ningyo, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature.
Japanese mermaid (ningyo). Coiffed with nihongami hairstyle of the Edo Period.— Santō Kyōden Hakoiri musume menya ningyō (1791)
The ningyo (人魚) aka ryōgyo (鯪魚; 'hill-fish') (cf. full image)
The Teijin (氐人), or the "Di people"
A ningyo (人魚), aka Teijin (氐人) or a Di countryman—Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi (1781)
Lu Over the Wall
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Lu Over the Wall is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film produced by Science Saru and released by Toho about the eponymous ningyo. It was directed by Masaaki Yuasa, and written by Yuasa and Reiko Yos
Ningyo
…Bikuni appears in the anime Konohana Kitan as a secondary character. The film Lu Over the Wall revolves around an idiosyncratic interpretation of ningyo in which they can manipulate water and turn humans into immortal ningyo by biting them…
Theatrical release poster