Ugetsu Monogatari

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“Tales of Moonlight and Rain” is a collection of classical Japanese horror/suspense stories. The stories are simple, but abundant with traditional fictional Japanese characters, such as the half-man half-bird Tengu, white serpents, fantastic carps, goblins and restless ghosts, driven by love or hatred.

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Genres
Drama Fantasy Historical Horror Mystery Romance Supernatural
Activities
Crimes Cannibalism
Audience Demographics
Female Oriented Josei
Character Types
Homosexual Character Playboys Male Lead Playboy Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Character Change Personality Change
Themes
Folklore Obsessive Love Adultery Affairs Exorcism Folklore Japanese Folklore Narrative Themes Betrayal
Character Traits
Attractiveness Bishounen
Derivative Work > Based on > Based on Literature
Based on a Classic Based on a Novel
Relationship
Infidelity Human-Nonhuman Relationship
Age Gap
Older Male Younger Male Older Seme Younger Uke
Settings
Historical Setting Japanese Ambience Asian Ambience Feudal Japan Mythology Japanese Mythology
Character Archetype
Yamato Nadeshiko Hero Anti-Hero
Locations
Religious Sites Shinto
Occupations
Monks Buddhist Priest/ Exorcists
Species & Creatures
Monsters Youkai
Supernatural Beings
Demons Ghosts Spirits