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Kurotake (黒竹) Dark Bamboo - Kasumi And The Temple

Kurotake (黒竹) Dark Bamboo - Kasumi And The Temple by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)

 

Kurotake (黒竹) Dark Bamboo - A Dark Japanese Legend (*)

 

Legend has it that a samurai warrior named Yoshio once fell in love with Kasumi, the daughter of a feudal lord, a powerful Daimyo. Sensing the warrior's weakness, Kasumi used him to kill her betrothed, but with a blow to the face, she then betrayed him to her father, betraying the young samurai.

He fled but was ambushed while walking through the bamboo forest.

 

With his death, the bamboo forest became black from that moment on, but the daughter of the great Daimyo also had her skin black, forcing her to wear thick white makeup until the end of her days.

 

The forest remained haunted for many years, and it is said that the spirits of Yoshio, the young samurai, and Kasumi, the daimyo's daughter, roam the paths and temples... seeking revenge on those who pass by...

 

 

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Uploaded on September 26, 2025