- The body is dressed in a white kimono to show the purity of a persons soul
- A famous example of a japanese your ghost that fits the general pattern is Okiku from the famous ghost story Bancho Sarayashi
- Okiku was a servent at the famous Himeji Castle in Western Japan.
- A samurai tried to seduce her but she spurned his advances
- He was enraged by this so he killed her and threw her in the water well.
- Its a real place and the well is real
The well as a symbol
- There are a lot of stories in japan about people dumping bodies in wells or women committing suicide by throwing themselves in wells
- When a women tries to kill herself in Japanese culture it is usually because of a man
- there is a deep connection in Japaes culture between wells and troubled woman
- One example of a well being used is the woman ghost in the film from the 1960’s: Onibaba
- The ghost in Onibaba attacks men and throws them into a deep dark round hole
- Another example of a well like object is in the film Chakushin Ari 2 (one missed call 2)
- Many Japanese also believe water is the pathway to the land of the dead
- Sadako shares many characteristics with many unholy Japanese spirits in films
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