One of the more famous Japanese horror stories, thanks to the theatrical presentation recreated from the legend, is that of a woman named Oiwa. Oiwa was married to a terrible Samurai named Lemon. When Oiwa's father learned of Lemon's treachery, Lemon killed him. As time went on, Lemon fell out of love with Oiwa, even though they had a child together, and he eventually fell in love with the granddaughter of his neighbor. Lemon attempted to poison Oiwa, so that he could marry his true love. Instead of the poison killing Oiwa, it left her disfigured. She died from the despair of her condition and the knowledge her husband had betrayed her. Lemon killed one of his servants, arranged the bodies together on a wooden door, and threw them into the river, telling all who would believe him that his wife had been having an affair with the servant.
Under the mistaken belief that he was free of Oiwa forever, Lemon married his lover. Upon lifting her wedding veil, he found himself facing the disfigured Oiwa. Beheading her with his sword, he actually killed his new wife. When he escaped to his dead bride's father's house, he was confronted by the ghost of the servant. Upon beheading the ghost, he realized he'd killed his new father-in-law instead. Escaping to the mountains to free himself of endless torment of Oiwa's spirit, Lemon found himself living with Oiwa's vengeful spirit. In the end,Oiwa found vengeance when her brother discovered Lemon at the cabin and killed him.
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