Ubume - The Ghost Mother and her Cursed Baby - Japanese Mythology

Ubume is a yokai from Japanese folklore, depicted as the spirit of a mother who died during childbirth. She appears holding a baby, asking passersby to take care of it. She is a tragic figure, representing suffering and maternal dedication beyond death.
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  • @MysticChronicles712
    @MysticChronicles712Ай бұрын

    I can't get enough of these mythology videos! They strike the perfect balance between educational content and sheer entertainment. Well done!

  • @annien.1727
    @annien.1727Ай бұрын

    How tragic.😢

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521Ай бұрын

    This is actually pretty touching.

  • @phantomeye5199
    @phantomeye5199Ай бұрын

    0:00 So this is a woman Ubume carrying a baby when a man appear at night storm. 0:43🤔 Did Ubume give him a baby and left. She just left? 1:26 Yep she did carry her baby alright. 👏 Wow that was quite story of Ubume The Ghost Mother and her Cursed Baby in Japanese Mythology history.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIEАй бұрын

    Thanks for the video

  • @ladynikkie
    @ladynikkieАй бұрын

    I feel sorry for the poor spirit can any other woman who have to go through natural childbirth back in ancient times.

  • @christianchauhan23
    @christianchauhan23Ай бұрын

    ❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

  • @chengfu7063
    @chengfu7063Ай бұрын

    Excellent keep it coming

  • @patrickmartenies3125
    @patrickmartenies3125Ай бұрын

    Hey see you history guys, you want more yokai here is a list: kuchisake oni, jorogoumo, ameonna, sazae oni, nikusui, krasue, zhu bajie, teke teke, sadako, hachishakuama, and Japan famous ghost oiwa

  • @mikloscsuvar6097
    @mikloscsuvar6097Ай бұрын

    This is unreasonable. The ubume is in despair and seeking help. Adoption is help. It is good karmacally.

  • @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    Ай бұрын

    Ubume : 🇯🇵 japan rainy river female pregnant childbirth died dead woman ghost mother her spirit clothes blood-soaked black hair long cry good other evil role babies attack men

  • @majesticgothitelle1802

    @majesticgothitelle1802

    Ай бұрын

    Ubume: it's just a prank and cursed bro. But thank you for being kind to wanting to adopt.

  • @alexoblivion9295

    @alexoblivion9295

    Ай бұрын

    Unreasonable 😆 you have to take that up with whoever crafted the mythology in the first place

  • @majesticgothitelle1802

    @majesticgothitelle1802

    Ай бұрын

    @@alexoblivion9295 at this point given a rock wrap in a blanket and treated as an infant to multiple people than cursed them out of their kindness. Does that sound like social media prankers would do!

  • @majesticgothitelle1802
    @majesticgothitelle1802Ай бұрын

    So do something nice like helping out to care for or raise the child. but turn into a prank and a cursed bro.

  • @DrakariZargon
    @DrakariZargonАй бұрын

    So, basically "La Llorona", but in japan.

  • @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    Ай бұрын

    Ubume : 🇯🇵 japan rain river female pregnant childbirth died dead women ghost mother woman white clothes blood-soaked black hair long cries good and evil babies bite attack guy

  • @themangix357
    @themangix357Ай бұрын

    Me who played Nioh 2: *shoots the "child" to stun Ubume*

  • @ifratelliranma7384
    @ifratelliranma7384Ай бұрын

    È triste 😢 il pianto di una mamma 👩🏻 fantasma 👻.

  • @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    @mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589

    Ай бұрын

    Ubume : 🇯🇵 japan rain river female pregnant childbirth dead women ghost mother woman with clothes blood-soaked black hair long good and evil babies bite attack guy

  • @user-yj2rm9kl8n
    @user-yj2rm9kl8nАй бұрын

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @rachelwinters3708
    @rachelwinters3708Ай бұрын

    I guess that’s where the animators got the idea for one of InuYasha monsters

  • @Ekaterinats2005
    @Ekaterinats2005Ай бұрын

    Ubume are ghosts of women who died from childbirth

  • @geminiwriter8875
    @geminiwriter8875Ай бұрын

    Ashura.

  • @alexoblivion9295
    @alexoblivion9295Ай бұрын

    Remember the 'It's Alive' trilogy? Remember that awful awful remake? I feel like the Japanese could have done a much better job turning this into 'It's Alive'.

  • @anthonyames2190
    @anthonyames2190Ай бұрын

    One of the most annoying baddie on nioh 2

  • @emanueletintori1229

    @emanueletintori1229

    Ай бұрын

    Not as much as the tengu one imho.

  • @anthonyames2190

    @anthonyames2190

    Ай бұрын

    @@emanueletintori1229 so true

  • @christopherwalken5983

    @christopherwalken5983

    Ай бұрын

    For me, its the snake lady.

  • @AboveAll604
    @AboveAll604Ай бұрын

    It's common in the life of women

  • @MCorpReview
    @MCorpReviewАй бұрын

    Abort don’t adopt dude 😅