Japan's scariest ghost story
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Kit Brooks |
TED-Ed
• October 2023
Oiwa’s only hope for ending her marriage to the cruel and dishonorable samurai, Iemon, was her father. But after he tried to end the union, Iemon murdered him in cold blood. With plans to marry another, Iemon conspired to poison his wife and left her for dead. But unfortunately for Iemon, it wouldn’t be the last of Oiwa. Kit Brooks shares the chilling tale of Oiwa’s ghostly revenge. [Directed by Adriana Monteforte Lahera, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Luis Solís].