Futakuchi onna

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    A futakuchi-onna (二口女, lit. "two-mouthed woman") is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster. They are characterized by their two mouths – a normal one located on her face and a second one on the back of the head beneath the hair. There, the woman's skull splits apart, forming lips, teeth and a tongue, creating an entirely functional second mouth. In Japanese mythology and folklore, the futakuchi-onna belongs to the same class of stories as the rokurokubi, kuchisake-onna and the yama-uba, women affl

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    About Futakuchi onna

    A futakuchi-onna is a type of yōkai, a Japanese monster with two mouths. One on her face and the other on the back of her head. She's known for her insatiable hunger.

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    Japanese folklore, mythology, yōkai, insatiable hunger, duality, and the supernatural.

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    ...Japanese folklore and mythology. The tales of yōkai, especially the futakuchi-onna, fascinate me.