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' strange beast '; Japanese pronunciation: [ka̠iʑɨː]) is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters. Its widespread contemporary use is credited to tokusatsu (special effects) director Eiji Tsuburaya and filmmaker Ishirō Honda , who popularized the kaiju film genre by creating the Godzilla franchise and ...
Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The term was largely popularized by novelist Futaro Yamada in his novel Ninpō Hakkenden (忍法八犬伝) in 1964. [1]
A blind, cannibalistic female yōkai who hails from Akita Prefecture. She mainly targets young women who have just come of age. Also known as Agubanba (灰坊主, lit. ' ash shaver '). Ahiratsu-hime The daughter of Hosuseri and the first wife of Emperor Jimmu, though she was not made Empress and her children would not inherit the throne.
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 552 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The name Mothra (モスラ) is the suffixation of "-ra" to the English word "moth"; since the Japanese language does not have dental fricatives, it is approximated "Mosura" in Japanese. The "ra" suffix follows the precedent set by Godzilla ( Gojira ), [ 9 ] which in turn is derived from kujira ( 鯨 ( クジラ ) , " whale ") , which serves to ...
Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. [1] [2] Ame-no-Uzume (天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry ...
translation: Gimme Gimme, Octopus; a Japanese children's television series Lady Snowblood: AKA Shurayuki-hime; action film based on a Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons: AKA Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold: The Human Revolution [44] AKA Ningen kakumei: Submersion of Japan [34] [45]