Kuchisake-Onna

May 18th, 2008 by WHO WAS PHONE?

Kuchisake-Onna is the legend of a Japanese woman, mutilated by her jealous samurai husband who murdered her for infidelity scarring her horribly and leaving her repulsive.

Her jealous Ghost still haunts places in Japan, usually on foggy nights, wearing a surgical mask when she will approach people and ask shyly: “Watashi kirei?” (Am i beautiful?) The person usually responds, yes.

She then pulls down her mask to reveal an ear to ear grin, cut by her jealous husband to mar her for her life. “Even like this?” she will persist. If you answer no. She will take a pair of scissors, and cut the same gruesome smile into your own face. If you answer yes, she will disappear, and the second you go home will reappear at your door and finish the job.

The only way of confusing Kuchisake-Onna is to say: You are average, which will confuse this mysterious Onryo. Or to present her with hard amber candy, or say ‘Pomade’ six times will shall make her flee.

She has been seen from the 1970’s til the early 2000’s, often seen lurking near children whose innocent answer of yes when asked if she is ugly, will lead to their deaths.

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Posted in Beings & Entities, Rites & Rituals


52 Responses

  1. Rachel

    Shouldn’t it be “Watashi wa kirei desuka”? u__u or just “Kirei desuka” since most of the time pronouns aren’t really required in Japanese. “Watashi kirei” would basically be saying “I pretty”
    Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but that just sorta bothered me

  2. Anonymous

    I have a certificate in Japanese. “Desu ka” is only used when speaking formally, which Kuchisake Onna doesn’t. Also, it’s common for particles such as “wa” to be dropped in Japanese when speaking informally.

    Kuchisake Onna is my favourite ghost. I did a poster on her in Japanese 30. <3 But this story isn’t very accurate. =/ I’m pretty sure I saw this on /x/ too.

  3. WHO WAS PHONE?

    @ comment #2

    Yeah, this story was pulled from /x/ - I’d love to hear the more accurate version if you feel like telling me!

  4. Anonymous

    Bleh, I meant Japanese 20, not 30. *Killed*

    Sure, I’d love to tell you. xD I’m not a good writer, but I guess all I need to do is explain her, right?

  5. WHO WAS PHONE?

    Yeah, it doesn’t necessarily have to be in “creepypasta” form… I just want to know for my own curiosity, really. If you don’t feel like commenting it here, my email is admin AT creepypasta DOT com =)

  6. Anon

    needs more desu

  7. Anonymous

    Dude, you have no such “certificate”. The Japanese don’t drop subject particles in informal speech, and they definitely don’t drop verbs. The subject itself may be dropped entirely, by other than that, that sentence wasn’t very accurate.

  8. Burt Reynolds

    Wait. Before I go home, this is important. Which side of my door does the bitch appear on?

  9. Max

    Is this a true story??

  10. Anonymous

    @comment #7
    In informal speech, often subject particles are dropped, though you’re right in that they are usually dropped with the subject as a whole. On the other hand, if they are asking a question, as in this particular case, the wa particle can be dropped.

    @comment #1 - desu ka isn’t needed in this case - kirei will be in a rising intonation, implying that she’s asking a question.

  11. くちさけ女

    私きれい??

  12. くちさけ女

    私は質問がある。。。
    電話は誰???

  13. は電話だった

    weeaboos を狂気に行かせるしている

  14. 口割け女

    lol何?

  15. 朽ち酒オナ

    質問がある。
    どうやってウェッブをですですですですですですですですですですですですですです?

  16. Hippie

    I remember in 6th grade my friend told me a story like this. But instead of her husband cutting her mouth it was a plastic surgeon who did that by accident.

  17. Anonymous

    The guy is right, saying “Watashi kirei” with “kirei” being on a higher intonation gives the meaning of “desu ka”. It’s like saying “hey Dan, you here?” instead of “Hey Dan are you in here?”

  18. Pixie

    The plastic surgeon background for kuchisake-onna is one of the more modern versions. Kuchisake-onna is a tale older than the 1970s, but it sort of resurfaced. In modern versions it’s usually said that it was due to bad plastic surgery or due to a car wreck or something like that, something that would make sense in modern times. A full explanation can be found here: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-kuchisake-onna.htm

  19. cyanideD

    I have the movie :D

  20. kiriou

    ですですですですですですですですですですですですですです for great justice.

  21. Russell Crowe

    i’d love to see that bitch try and make me smile

  22. Kuchisake-onna

    You ruined the surprise!

  23. Anon

    WHY SO SERIOUS?

  24. Great Kat

    What happens when you answer no the first time?

    Owned bitch!

  25. Foolish

    A picture to go along:

    http://parachan.org/p/src/1217481360883.jpg

  26. Anonymous

    Why so serious?

  27. blah!

    that sounds kinda like the grudge.

  28. SunnyStegosaurus

    Lolz. So that’s really how the Joker got his scars.

  29. /b/

    y so serious?

  30. The REAL Candeljack

    Those folish humans have no respect for us paranormal being anymore,i miss the good old times,dont you Kuchisake-onna.

  31. Anonymous

    Spellings a bit off there ‘candeljack’
    Won’t catch anyone out with mispellings!

  32. Wiseman

    This is retarded. I hate copypastas that have a set of instructions like “you must do this and this, then this happens.”

  33. WHO WAS PHONE?

    @Wiseman

    So here’s a thought: avoid the “Rites & Rituals” category. There’s a reason I have them organized in such a way, so people can focus on their favorite types.

    Or, you know, just keep wasting your time and mine by leaving stupid comments whining about pastas you apparently have no reason to keep reading. What do you expect me to do, get rid of one of the more popular pastas just because you’re a special snowflake who didn’t like it?

  34. HAW.

    Y SO SRS?

  35. strange faces

    Ive read a different version which is more clear and interesting than this one

  36. Mr. Pink

    Why so serious?
    Let’s put a smi… Oh, nevermind I see you’ve been taken care of…

  37. REKKUSU

    This is a movie plot. A really terrible movie.

  38. DJLoONa

    i agree rekkusu

    sum lonely bitch wandering around…’am i pretty?…no?…okies, i kill you.’

    get over urself u ugly hag!

    just cuz ur husband went edward scissorhands/glasgow smile happy on ur ass doesn’t mean u hav to go whining and killing ppl

    go to hell!!! -banishes kuchisake-onna to the gap between dimensions-
    D=

    that is all

  39. DJLoONa

    btw…author person

    at first it says her husband is jealous…then it sez she has a jealous ghost…><

  40. DJLoONa

    also…[god sorry for all these posts]

    1.what if i say no in the first place?…damn cunt!

    2. what if i grab the scissors and cut the rest of her up

    3. wonder what happened to her samurai husband…

  41. MooMoon

    jeezum clam down >.<

  42. Coconut Milk

    What answer can I give that lets me have sex with her?

  43. creeepy?

    smiles creep me out so…but what’s up with the pomade part?and why 6 times?!other than that good pasta

  44. RPJesus

    You know, aside from the initial “holy !!!!” reaction, she really doesn’t look that bad.

  45. The Joker

    Wanna know how these scars?

    Well I was in Japan…

  46. The Joker

    Wanna know how I got these scars?

    Well I was in Japan…

  47. Kovitlac

    She’s the Joker. Obviously.

  48. I Was Phone

    私は電話だった

  49. Anonymous

    Did I ever tell you how I got this scar…?

    My father was a drunkard…and a fiend…
    And one day while he was beating mommy…she got a knife….And he didn’t like that. Not. One. Bit-UH.

  50. Anon

    any way i can distract her long enough to dispose of the scissors and bang her? then again, probably not worth it if her other orifices are just as wide.

  51. Syrange

    私は美しいか。 私は美しいか。 私は美しいか。

  52. Wikipedia Tard!

    I read this on Wikipedia…it wasn’t scary there, and it wasn’t scary here.

    The part about the amber thing wasn’t on Wikipedia either…O.o

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