The Legend and its Variations
According to legend, Kuchisake-Onna is a woman who was mutilated in her life with her mouth being slit, from ear to ear. In some versions, Kuchisake-Onna was the adulterous wife or mistress of a samurai during her life. As a punishment for her disloyalty, her husband sliced her mouth open from ear to ear. Other versions of the tale include that her mouth was mutilated during a medical or dental procedure, that she was mutilated by a woman who was jealous of her beauty, or that her mouth is filled with numerous sharp teeth. After her death, the woman returned as a vengeful spirit or onryō. As an onryō, she covers her mouth with a cloth mask, or in some iterations, a hand fan or handkerchief. She carries a sharp instrument with her, which has been described as a knife, a machete, a scythe, or a large pair of scissors. Beware the Kuchisake-Onna, for she might slit open your mouth.
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