ELFH_MOPIFF_001 SHUTEN-DOJI
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酒呑童子-Shuten-doji is one of the most representative demons that appear in Japanese legends. During the Heian period, around the time of Emperor Ichijo, he was the leader of the demons who committed evil deeds with many subordinates based in Oeyama (now northern Kyoto). It is said that in the capital of Kyoto and the neighboring villages, cases of aristocrats' daughters being spirited away and treasure robberies occurred one after another, causing people to suffer and grow increasingly scared. When the onmyoji Abe no Seimei divined the culprit, he found out that Shuten-doji was the culprit, and Abe no Seimei advised Emperor Ichijo to issue an imperial order to Minamoto no Yorimitsu to defeat the culprit. Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Kintaro, also known as Sakata Kintoki, and the four heavenly kings set out on Oeyama. They hid in the mountains, made Shuten-doji let his guard down, gave him poisoned sake, and when he fell asleep, they attacked him and defeated him, and succeeded in defeating him and his subordinates.
In some theories, Shuten-doji is also depicted as a symbol of epidemics and disasters. The story of Shuten-doji is not just about him being a villain, but is also interpreted as containing themes such as the boundary between humans and demons and the relativity of good and evil. It has been passed down in various genres such as picture scrolls, Noh, and Kabuki, and has influenced many works even today. It is deeply rooted in Japanese culture and art, and its charm has been passed down through the ages.
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