Talk:Kuchisake-onna

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Film[edit]

Looks like the film will be released in the West by Tartan Films presumably as "The Slit-Mouthed Woman" [1] Probably worth starting the entry on the film then when it becomes more widely available. Is it worth sticking with the red linked name or changing it to the English version for the English Wikipedia entry? (Emperor 01:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Onryō[edit]

The Kuchisake-onna is a type of onryō, no? That is to say, she is "a mythological spirit from Japanese folklore who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance",to quote the onryō article. So, I changed the link from yōkai to onryō where it says "malevolent spirit" because that is, by definition, more what an onryō is than what a yōkai is. 173.180.75.13 (talk) 08:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More Identifying Features[edit]

One of the main identifying features of the Kuchisake-onna- aside from her surgical mask- is that she wears a long trench coat. Most sources says the coat is khaki, but a few sources say red. I think this is important and should be included in the article. (Leean12)

Marital Issues[edit]

"It is said she does this because of marital issues."

'Marital Issues' like having her FACE HACKED OPEN? I'm of half a mind to just erase that last sentence completely, it establishes nothing and is kind of weird to read. 165.154.103.54 (talk) 19:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mess[edit]

Whether or not Kuchisake-onna is beautiful may be a hard question to answer, but the same is not true for this article. Somebody who isn't a lazy bastard should fix it. 50.102.94.180 (talk) 06:14, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The original legend[edit]

The text in the original legend and the flow diagram to the right seem to contradict each other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.74.178.14 (talk) 14:19, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of the legend[edit]

The article is really confusing...how long ago did this legend begin? The first paragraph only mentions alleged sightings in the 1970s, but later in the article the Edo period of the 1600s is mentioned...anyone? Bueller? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.101.106.230 (talk) 13:50, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Should we add more references?[edit]

Ok.. i know, but probably to make this verifiable we need more citations! 219.75.46.212 (talk) 01:54, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Is the diagram (flow chart) really necessary?[edit]

2A00:23C5:FE0C:2100:D55A:9113:7A31:B4B5 (talk) 06:13, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm thinking no, so I removed it. It's ugly, inelegant and unnecessary, and I cannot fathom what the person who added it was thinking. ASHENAI (talk) 19:04, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The diagram was my favorite thing about this page, you craven philistine ElectricValkyrie (talk) 06:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

Has the perception of this changed after 2018? Many since late 2019 have suggested that they would ask her to keep her mask on to avoid the spread of COVID as the pandemic has normalized surgical masks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.215.162 (talk) 03:19, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because this question interested me, I searched for "Kuchisake-onna" and "covid" on Google (enclosing each of the two terms in quotation marks), but didn't have much luck. The only things I really found are as follows:

This SoraNews24 article about a video by Japanese comedian and YouTuber Sequence Hayatomo, who argues that "it's been a whole lot easier to spot ghosts on the street since the pandemic began – because they never wear a mask"; the article's writer notes that several commenters on the video pointed out that Kuchisake-onna is known for her mask, but argues that, "Nevertheless, I'm sure Hayatomo would rule Kuchisake-onna out as a mere urban legend, unlike the real ghosts he has encountered" (Hayamoto reportedly claims to be able to see the spirits of dead people).
This Quora question asking a similar thing: "Has there been a resurgence in sightings of, or interest in, Kuchisake-onna due to the Covid-19 pandemic?" (the only submitted answer as of my writing this is from someone who performed a Google search of "Kuchisake-onna covid", returning little more than can be found by simply searching for "Kuchisake-onna").

The former doesn't seem to me to be worthy of inclusion in this article, and the latter is not a reliable source. I also searched for "'口裂け女' 'COVID'" in the hopes of finding some reliable Japanese-language results, but again, not much success. —Matthew - (talk) 14:23, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Podcast reference[edit]

I noticed one of the references on this page is a paranormal podcast. As far as I can tell, this isn't a particularly reliable source (i.e. it just seems to be two dudes passionate about horror, not someone with expertise). Maybe it should be removed? Delukiel (talk) 00:18, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Delukiel: Though the podcast on the whole is likely not a particularly reliable source, the cited episode in question features as a guest Matthew Meyer, who is a folklorist and author of books about Japanese folklore and yōkai; the information cited is provided by Meyer therein. —Matthew - (talk) 14:01, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Delukiel (talk) Delukiel (talk) 21:32, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]