Folklore Onibaba
Onibaba 鬼 おに 婆 ばば or 鬼 おに ばば lit.
Folklore onibaba. Variously known as the demon hag old hag mountain woman the goblin of adachigahara and kurozuka the onibaba has many stories behind her name. Demon hag is an oni from japanese folklore that has the appearance of an old woman but is a yōkai that feasts on humans. As simply kuroneko 1968. They often appear in japanese legends folktales fairy tales and performing arts and famous among them are momiji densetsu the legend of momiji from.
Demon hag is a 1964 japanese historical drama horror film written and directed by kaneto shindo the film is set during a civil war in the fourteenth century. They are normally considered to be women who have turned into oni as a result of karma and resentment with the younger ones being called kijo while the ones that look like old ladies are called onibaba 鬼婆 demon hag. Several appear in the 1974 toho tokusatsu series go. Demon hag is a kind of demon in japanese folklore.