Japanese legends
Oni and kappa
Japanese legends are traditional stories from Japan, encompassing myths, folklore, and tales of supernatural beings.
The term covers everything from ancient Shinto creation narratives to stories of yokai (spirits and monsters), samurai heroes, and ghostly apparitions.
Japanese legends inspired much of the film's imagery.
These narratives often blend Buddhist and Shinto elements with distinctly Japanese aesthetics of nature, honor, and the uncanny.
- AmaterasuShinto sun deity
- white snakePale-colored limbless reptile
- sacred mountainPeak with religious significance
- foxCunning wild canine
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
sword · red thread · cherry blossom · dragon · Tokugawa Ieyasu · shrine · crane · floating world · Kappa · vengeful ghost · demon slayer · mask · moon · river · tanuki · bell · bridge · wolf
- regional talesAfrican folktales, Russian folktales
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- Keycapsalphas, spacebar, enter key, escape key
Japanese legendsGreek mythology
Ancient Greek divine narratives
European folklore · Celtic legends · African folklore · Arthurian legends · Native American legends
Japanese legendsJapanese history
Past of island nation
historical records · chronicles · eyewitness accounts · empirical evidence