| a.k.a. "Kurozuka". a program of Noh play, later Kabuki and Bunraku puppet play ("Oushuu Adachigahara"). It is based on a waka (japanese traditional poetry) of Tairano Kanemori (died. 991). Summary; A group of itinerant Buddhist monks stayed a tumble-down house where an old woman lived. In fact, she was onibaba (demon woman) who used to eat human. a Legend of 'Asajigahara isolated house (Ubagaike)' in Tokyo has similar motif. |