Datsue-Babaa
Also known as: Souzuka-Babaa (葬頭河婆)
Datsue-Babaa is a youkai that appears as an ugly old woman—basically the archetypal creepy hag. Her name literally means "old woman who strips clothes," though she's also called Souzuka-Babaa, which references the river where she supposedly counts the dead.
She shows up in Japanese folklore as one of those genuinely unsettling supernatural figures. The character embodies the kind of grotesque, unsettling energy that Japanese horror leans into, representing decay and the supernatural stripping away of dignity or materiel possessions.
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