Yuurei: Japanese Ghosts from Protective to Wrathful Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Yuurei are Japanese ghosts and they come in quite a few varieties, from the protecting shugorei to the vengeful and very dangerous onryou.
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Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura