391: Japanese Horror: Handsome Bad Man

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

👹If you can't be with the one you love...👹

Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way until you get what you want. This week: a ghost story from Japan about what happens when a ronin, a masterless samurai, has nothing to lose in a quest to regain what he lost, and the people unfortunate enough to be in his way.

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😈 The Creature: Waterlord

The bargain bin version of the Hydra...just don't sacrifice your kids to it.

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🎵 Music Credits

"Winter in Black" by Blue Dot Sessions
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Transcript

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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer.
0:01.0	Today's episode is not for kids.
0:03.7	I know some people listen with kids as young as eight or so.
0:07.5	Please don't do that.
0:08.5	And if someone put this on for you and left and you're like under maybe 13, I't know don't listen to this it's an
0:15.1	actual horror story and it's messed up in places anyway there's a disclaimer on
0:19.4	myth podcast.com for anybody who would like more info.
0:22.8	This week on myths and legends,
0:24.9	it's the most famous ghost story in Japan
0:27.8	and how someone can avoid most problems in life
0:30.3	by just not being a horrible person.
0:33.0	Who would have thought?
0:35.0	The creature this week is Water Lord,
0:37.0	the grocery store generic version of the Hydra.
0:50.0	This is myths and legends episode tell stories from mythology and folklore.
1:00.0	Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know but with
1:03.8	surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you but are definitely
1:07.7	worth a listen. Today it is a ghost story from Japan. Set in the 1600s but
1:12.4	written during the twilight of the Edo period
1:14.3	this story has a different sort of interpretation on samurai and Ronan and honor but
1:20.3	we'll get to that. We'll jump in though at the toothpick store.
1:37.0	Ume had gone out that day to take her mind off that family, that man.
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