Yotsuya Kaidan or Oiwasan story (四谷怪談 )
One
of the most famous Japanese classic ghosts (yuurei) story is Oiwasan,
the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and
ghostly revenge. of all time, it has been adapted for film over 30
times, and continues to be an influence on Japanese horror today, which
was written in the Edo period, which lasted from 1603 to 1867.
Summary of the Oiwasan story
A
long time ago (in the Edo period), a woman named Oiwa was married to a
Samurai man named Tamiya Iemon and they lived in Yotsuya in ancient
Tokyo. Even though Iemon didn’t have a job, Iwa was happy because she
was carrying a baby. However, Iemon was depressed due to unemployment.
One day, Iemon was attracted to the lovely daughter of a wealthy family.
She quickly fell under his spell and agreed to marry him. One night
Iemon put a particularly horrible poison in Oiwasan’s food. The poison
does not kill her, but the poison hideously disfigured the right side of
her face became deformed and her hair to fall out. After she died,
Iemon married his new wealthy bride. Iemon was not happy because he was
tormented by Iwa’s ghost. It appeared everywhere around him. And many
strange things happened and all of the people who had mistreated her
died.