A woman was held captive for 14 years in a cursed house—her neighbors thought it was being exorcised.
Kameoka City is a small town belonging to Kyoto Prefecture. A tourist destination approximately 30km west of the city But it’s not an industrial city, it’s just a quiet city with a long history. A town that has built up without any notable events. That’s it. Old wooden townscape and built in the 80’s New buildings are lined up one after the other, and rice fields are growing in the suburbs.
Extends to the edges of residential areas and many places in the city You can see the mountains from here. The residents of Kameoka are each other. I know it well. Nobody like Tokyo No, but I treat other people’s houses as if they were my own. It’s not even close enough to worry about.
to the north of death The area where it is located has been used by local people for a long time. It was informally called Furukawa. There is one There was a wooden story house. Late 1950s The house was built by Kazuo Urata from his grandfather. It’s something I inherited. large by local standards This house falls into the category, with only black exterior walls.
Don’t change, and have tall soldiers to hide the courtyard The people in the neighborhood who lived there were conscious of this house. Not because it stands out architecturally, but because of its reputation. It’s not even recorded anywhere. Although it is not tied to a specific event, It’s just something that has accumulated over decades.
It has a reputation for being a strange place. Like this In the past, reputations usually had no concrete basis. Something happened. Someone’s story, within a generation Several family members died, and no one Even though I don’t remember the exact beginning, That rumor is the only thing that keeps me going.
later As it becomes clear, this situation is exactly what 14 important in the development of events over the year I was supposed to play a role. It’s called his house Without asking for an explanation from the arrow owners due to their reputation, Explain all the strange things in advance It had been put away.
Kazuo Murata in 1968 Born in 2010, before marriage she lived in a small building in Kameoka. I worked as a manager at a materials warehouse and took care of my mother at her death. was living alone at his parents’ house and making music. father was before that, and my grandfather was even before that. He was dead.
Heritage is undisputed in Hakko Received. The people in the neighborhood don’t talk about him But I knew him as a man with good manners. face If you do this, you can say hello and get around town without causing any trouble. He sometimes appears in the group’s cleaning activities. especially There was nothing outstanding about it.
Nanako Mizushima is Born in Osaka in 1974, raised in an ordinary family. She grew up and worked as a secretary at a small law firm. , lives with his parents in an apartment in Abe’s ward. It was. Mother Yoshiko teaches her daughter to read a lot and follow traditional traditions. A quiet person who enjoys all the action and hardly talks about life.
Seven children, who described themselves as serious women, We met through a mutual friend in 1999. That’s what it meant. After dating for about 2 years, he Yoko proposed to her son-in-law before marriage. Several times, the subject is considerate and serious. He said that he had the impression that he could rely on [music].
There was. The wedding took place in 2001. After the ceremony, there were no extra guests due to the scale, and Nanako Moved to Kameoka. First time after coming to Kameoka For several months, the 7th child called her mother regularly. There was. About to become a new town . My husband says that the house is big and difficult to maintain.
was talking about how busy he was with work. The voice is It was business as usual. Yoshiko’s life in Kameoka Do you like it? What do your neighbors think? Seven children asked if they were lonely, and they answered calmly. It was. It’s okay, no problem. just need time About six months after moving, the frequency of phone calls has increased.
A phone call from someone who has started to lose weight. There were times when the number increased to 7, and other times. When the question came up, my wife answered briefly because she was tired from resting. Yoshiko fixes it after The newlywed life is exhausting for those who accept it. Home has a new rhythm, but I still don’t get a call back The number kept decreasing and even when 7 came out, the conversation was short.
There was a feeling of emptiness. I answer the questions myself Ask about Osaka without saying anything. We no longer bring up topics about mutual acquaintances. It was. Yoshiko later hears her daughter’s voice speaking from the water. He expressed that it seemed like it was happening. The words are Even though it’s true, there should be something beyond the words.
There was some distance between me and the living humans. In 2003, the 7th child started calling. It’s gone. Yoshiko every week and sometimes several days I made a phone call. Almost always came out. his The explanations were different each time. My wife is sleeping. wife is not feeling well. My wife is undergoing treatment and cannot have long conversations.
No. My wife was quietly receiving medical treatment following the stone’s instructions. There is. Which doctor and hospital is Yoshiko at? I asked if I could go see him. The number is isolated by a doctor. As we are proceeding with That’s good. When my 7th child recovers, I will definitely go to Osaka. I promised.
When Yoshiko asks his name, his husband It is difficult to explain over the phone, but it will be done properly eventually. Yoko answered that she would explain, but asked Kameoka. Only once. No prior notice since 2004 When I pressed the intercom, Kao came out. I walked out the gate and closed it behind me. story was held on the street in front of the house.
7 children are now customers I’m not in a position to welcome this. About the floor There is. When I asked him to be quiet, he said. Even in an aggressive or irritated manner He spoke in a calm and persuasive manner. . 7 have neurological diseases and the stimulation is have a negative impact.
Treatment is progressing, but time is running out He explained that he needed to rest. Yoshiko is If you give up, you understand her worries and Trust me and say you feel the same way. The child I asked for was not allowed into the house. I arrived at I should have pushed harder on the way home. So I demanded and called the police on the spot. I kept thinking that I should have done it.
But call There wasn’t. Calmly and politely about my wife’s illness The person in front of you who speaks to you immediately calls the police. Don’t create a sense of neediness. Therein lies the essence of this system. Yoshiko passed away in 2012. last Continued trying to contact up to 7 people at Kameoka House I also wrote a letter to the address of is sometimes a wrap I made a phone call and 7th child listened to the message.
to inform them of their safety. remember my mother He said he was on the phone. But the 7th child is my mother’s We exchange words directly for several years until our lives end. That never happened. Where is Yoshiko’s daughter? I said, not knowing what was going on. This is part of this story and any investigation This is an irreversible part of any judgment.
. Residents living near Furukawa have noticed various things. I wore it, but each person interpreted it in their own way. Due to its reputation as a traditional home and religious supervision. In Japan through the filter of background, I learned not to delve into other people’s beliefs. It’s a cultural [music] paradigm.
There are bills in the back window I saw it attached. Shintoru and private progress Write letters on white paper used as a mat in It’s long and narrow. That in itself is not unusual . It’s the entrance or god of homes all over Japan. posted in the room It’s what’s happening. However, it is extremely There were many It covers almost all the windows and is arranged in several rows.
They are piled up on top of each other, and even from the gaps between the soldiers, they can be seen on the street. A neighbor who could be seen from the street When I asked him about it, he answered briefly. my wife is old I am sensitive to the example of staying in my house and perform a ritual to remove it.
I will go further if I say that there is no problem. There was nothing there. Faith is a household directive. That’s what it is. hearing noises from the house There was. The old castle Yamashitako who lives next door to the right is Testimony to investigators in 2015 through walls at night I hear something like a monotonous song and my chest today I said in a low voice that I had been there several times.
It lasted for hours. she says it’s a prayer I was thinking. It was a long time ago, the exact year is I can’t remember, but it was the 2000’s or something. The child heard a long, quiet female voice. At that time, my 7th child was probably not feeling well. I thought. Also call out when you press the wheel in advance.
I didn’t even do anything. About other things She said that she had no right to speak out because I had no right to say what I said. This is These words are the conviction of this story, and the future It also differs in different situations over the course of 14 years. It will be repeated over and over again from someone’s mouth .
Ura High School from 2001 to 2015 Multiple investigations are underway to find out what happened inside. Reconstructed based on information sources. for a long time after interpretation 7 cases where I went to an investigator or a psychiatric meeting Discovered among sources found in Europe during a search for a teacher. The basis for this is medical documents and records.
whole The image is not immediately clear, and in a straight line It didn’t happen. Seven children spoke slowly, Returning to the same scene over and over again, long silences Sometimes I went in. Psychiatrist becomes an investigator I had told you in advance. Don’t rush it No. Self-series becomes discontinuous.
identity is clear There are times when I can’t remember. That’s her It’s only natural considering what I’ve been through. And. The first few months at home were normal. Or it looked almost normal. child is new The location is an old big house and a convenience store nearby. It takes 20 minutes to walk to Oka. I’m trying to get used to not knowing anyone.
It was. He went to work during the day and stayed home at night. The two of us had dinner together. 7 children do housework At least I’ll find a job soon I was thinking of going to the beginner’s class. continue I wanted to. But both were achieved. There wasn’t. Kazuo started talking about home. It was. Family History Many people died at Ura High School at one time.
There was a case where my grandfather was restless. What you were saying is that I sometimes feel something strange about myself. Seven children talked about feeling the presence of things. I heard that she was holding a Shinto altar and going to a shrine for a festival. When I went to the village and the dead were sometimes near the girl, She grew up in a family that believed in her, but she didn’t speak.
is not unbelievable in principle. It was. Eventually he begins to talk about Nanako himself. It became. At first, be careful and see if there is anything strange in this room. I never feel that way. The 7th child felt . I felt like that sometimes. old The stain on the shore of the house, a feeling that is difficult to put into words.
ಅಥವಾ affirmed it. I feel it too There is. it is connected to her existence . The spirits in this house are particularly responsive to her. That has an important meaning. What does the 7th child do? I asked him what he meant. I need to check the number There is. Know someone who knows about these things I answered yes.
And one day, to her I’ve made it clear that you’re tired. spirit Private, neither in the sense of disease nor in the non-existential sense. literally in the sense of the faith The spirit that once lived in this house is inside her. It goes in and it explains everything. Her tiredness, feeling depressed sometimes, myself. The dreams I was talking about were all manifestations of threats.
Yes, and more if you don’t start purifying right away. It gets worse. The 7th child became scared. That was stupid It wasn’t because I was uneducated or uneducated. she is A normal person with a normal education and a normal He was a critical thinker. but she is now I just arrived alone in a strange land.
, my husband knew about it indifferently, without even asking about it. He spoke as if stating the facts. And in the Japanese folk culture where 7 children grew up. The concept of threat is completely unrelated. No. It’s the same no matter what shrine you go to. I had a similar problem and asked for a similar explanation.
You can see people returning . The line between faith and manipulation is not clear here. No. Especially when the operator is under the same roof. being the only person around me in my life Then, the number explains that it takes time to purify. It was. A long time, months, maybe years It is necessary to block out influences from outside.
it It is necessary to perform a special ritual because Yes, 7 children also need to keep records. . A note on which she wrote the text that he made public. is part of the ritual. That is in a purifying home. This is her role. nothing with her participation I can’t accomplish it. 7th child started writing bills.
It was. published the text. If there is a low ward of 7 children There were some things he had never heard of, but he It is an old and rare text and her He explained that it was made specifically for the case. what is she He continued to write down his time in polite letters. The skill that I honed out of my love for art was now a tool.
It’s done He stuck the bills on the walls of his room, on the windows, and on the doorways. I said. Seven children can see their own handwriting on the inside of the house. I watched it cover up. isolation is It gradually deepened. At first, during this sentence Someone who was threatened to refrain from going out Spirits become more active when you come into contact with strangers Seven children thought that the situation might get worse.
I was at home. Next, it is also desirable to have a conversation on the phone. I was told not. A home where voices from outside purify If I create noise, my calls to my mother will be shorter. Eventually the numbers will run out and you’ll be able to pick up the phone yourself. It became. My child doesn’t go out or make phone calls.
, I stopped seeing anyone other than my husband. it This lasted for a week, then a month and a half. Eventually It has become normal. Eventually it became her It became the only reality I knew. Along with isolation There was also physical violence. 7 children under investigation He didn’t seem to emphasize it when he talked about it.
Not because it wasn’t important, but because of her own In recognition, it is also the purification of a part of the same whole. Because it was part of it. Limit the number of hits Adding was also explained as an element of ritual. Pain drives out the spirit. Fasting gives you the power of the spirit. weaken. Darkness helps concentration.
For 7 children I had no choice but to accept that explanation. else I didn’t have a choice, so I didn’t do anything else. There was no one to tell me. TV, books he doesn’t approve of, conversations with people outside. There was nothing. What is there is his interpretation of reality Just repeat it every day and do it It was only her own fear that she continued to support.
Testimony at the mental conversation court where he was responsible for 7 items on how to wear It is easy to explain what happened without using complicated technical terms. All alternative explanations of how things work sources of information, all social ties, and one’s own Physically deprived of the means to confirm reality perception The reality of what will eventually come to haunt us comes to be accepted as the only one.
This isn’t weakness or stupidity, it’s physiological. That’s a problem. own brain by human beings recognition needs to be confirmed; I’ll be there when you can’t have it anymore Becomes dependent on the only person. religious The response of a victim of violence is considered violence. This is the reason why it is not recognized.
their From your point of view, it is necessary for your own benefit. It looks like you’re participating in the process. . That doesn’t mean the pain isn’t real anymore That doesn’t mean the suffering is no longer real. It doesn’t mean that my body won’t stop breaking down. . But consciousness works in a different way.
2nd floor room. The room where Number 7 was finally trapped It wasn’t like that from the beginning. first Just certain things while she lives in the house Access to the location was restricted. Eventually requires a special room for the final stage of purification. He explained.
No windows to block outside influences It’s an isolated room. He boarded up the windows in one room. Block it off with a wall of heavy cloth, and build a castle outside. I put it on. 7 The son obeyed his request and it was I entered the room myself believing that it was necessary. It was. The door closed. her wall in that room was covered with many layers of bills.
Only a few husbands Pass the corner with God through the gap in the opened door, and say the gate words. I did. She memorized some of the phrases. There was. By that time, it was completely in my head. . Investigators entered the room in 2015. At the time, they saw from the floor to the ceiling It was a wall covered in writing.
During life How many times have there been kanji that were used in battle with beautiful initial characters? was also repeated many times. The supervision ceremony will be held later. I counted. Approximately 3000 bills. How many layers are there in most? It was also pasted on top of it. written on both sides There were some things.
7th child wrote the memo That was in 2015. what at this moment Did you change? Where did the strength to do it come from? I couldn’t explain it to her. After interpretation At one point in his dialogue with the spiritual society, I couldn’t tell you the day or the year, but something inside me He said he had stopped believing.
completely once Even if it wasn’t for a while, something inside her was happening As they say, it’s possible that there are I’m starting to think that maybe not. That The process took time. That’s right away This did not lead to any action. she is After that, I continued to live the same life for a long time and continued to use bills.
Oysters, eat very little and remain mostly motionless. It was. But something is slowly changing inside It was happening. One day, my husband went to work After that, she tore off a small piece of hair, I picked up the pencil I found in the gap between the tatami and the wall, I wrote three words. I’m here.
Please help me. A short name and address in a book Not out of fear of being found out, just that. I didn’t have the strength to write any more, so I wrote it on the board. Approach the blocked window and find the gap between the boards. A small gap of about 3 cm. outside from there Many times the light was shining through the paper The god that was folded and pushed into the gap is in the courtyard The fallen death sweeper is cleaning the street the next day.
It’s a child’s play that I picked up and read. A child throwing a letter out of a window thinking that Throw it away in a garbage bag that is not uncommon. Two days later, another neighbor lives diagonally across Ura-daka. Resident Akemi Fukuda stands next to the soldiers in her home. When I was cleaning up some small trash that had fallen, A cleaning staff member found the piece of hair and collected it.
It jumped out of the empty garbage bag and onto the road bridge. It was falling. The master picked it up and called. Be confident that you understand correctly There wasn’t. It may be child’s play. old It might be a letter. It might be a misunderstanding. But there I am here. help me How old is Akemi now? In front of a house where no one has seen a living person I was standing in the street.
Something is wrong with this paper as I didn’t allow her to throw it away again. . she called the police. a thief police officer I received the report and passed it on to the theft room. two police officers I arrived at Ura High School that evening. My husband is at the door I opened it. Calm as usual Answer the door, greet them politely, and The police officer asked if this was a requirement and asked if help could be found inside the house.
A report that someone is in need I told them that I would ask for permission to enter. Or, there is a wife at home, but she is sick and needs a doctor’s appointment. I told him that I was standing in front of him as instructed. police officer asked to hear the story. is now He said he was asleep.
wake up the police officer I asked for it. now it is undesirable . My wife started explaining that she was very weak. If so, one of the police officers checked the situation. I said I needed to go inside to do it. tried to explain again. calm down The police officer went inside without politely threatening me. Detective Try Detective of Kameoka’s Crimes Against Persons Investigation Department 20 minutes after being contacted by the first officer We arrived at the scene.
Later he said Even from the outside, the house gives off an eerie impression. It was. The windows on the second floor are completely boarded up. was visible from the street. When he entered, he The first thing I noticed was the smell. evoked for a long time The stagnant thoughts of an empty room float in my mind.
7 children was found in a room on the second floor. door is outside He was passed around in isolation. To get out of the cold When I took it off and went into the room, I found 7 children on a thin futon. He was lying down. When the door opened she turned her head I looked at the age. Later he saw that look A person who still can’t believe the reality before It was expressed [music] that it was the eyes of the.
Screams and tears There was none. She was just watching He was 40 years old. For a height of 158cm The weight was 38 kg. old scars on hands and feet There were traces of. Long paper is easy to care for It was just tied to. is coming Although the room was clean with pajamas in an old room. It was badly used. around her A bill written in her own handwriting appears on the floor.
There was a wall that was pasted up to the ceiling. room Inside was a thin futon and a small towel. other than wood There was nothing. The ambulance arrived in a few minutes It was. Seven pieces were carried away at unit price. At that time Handcuffed and standing at the door, his wife goes to the emergency room I watched silently as they put me in the car.
That According to the testimony of the police officer who attended the scene, his His expression remained completely expressionless. investigator After a few days, I looked inside the house. 2nd floor Record the bills affixed to the front room and first floor window of A diary that I kept writing in for several years.
The wife was found in a state of ritual purification of threat. This is a record of progress. diary squad Gentle, almost clinical chart-like It was something. During the years we lived together again Money was also withdrawn from seven bank accounts in Found it. He has complete control over her assets I was doing it.
What books are there about folk progress and female spirits? I also found some books that were purchased at stores. It appears that he was using it to contact someone. The mobile phone that was deleted was also found and the operation was performed by the person with whom the update was made. Identification progressed. At the first interrogation, the house was the same.
He continued to explain. He was treating his wife. I can I was doing everything I could. My wife has a spiritual disability I was suffering. The method was traditional . Have calm and consistent discussions over many years. Like a dead man who is used to building things spoke.
Have you ever consulted with Try? asked. In this case, Western medicine is I answered that it was not applicable. The windows of the try are boarded up. I asked why it was blocked. Number is my wife’s light I explained that it was a vase. Try is outside the door I asked him why he had been locked up. is my wife Trying to get out when the person is in a disturbed state He explained that it was dangerous.
which There were also answers to questions. etched in my memory That’s because the answer was convincing. The fact is that the answer was already prepared. It was. The numbers didn’t even take a pause and didn’t show any signs of thinking. Continue to explain the wording to yourself and those around you. Like a person who has completely gotten into his head answered. Seven children were hospitalized for several months.
medical The situation was serious. extreme malnutrition, Multi-nutrient results, long-term barrel exercise Insufficient behavior disorder, and after a broken bone, an old injury Multiple fractures revealed on X-ray. physical Recovery was slow, but progress was made. spiritual The situation was more complicated.
from the first day Seven of the spiritual societies that I was in charge of had a long history of being biphysical. I may have been right in saying that it continued. Fear. What I used to call it is actually reality A suspicion remained in her mind that it might be It continued. unusual for this type of violence That’s not the point.
Because the door finally opened It’s not like reality can be restored overnight. No. [Music] Ura Takazo 2016 Kyoto Unlawful confinement continued violence and convicted of causing serious harm . Prosecutors took a 15-year break. the court The sentence was 12 years ago. direct murderous intent That there is no evidence. Formally, the person was killed in this incident.
is not appearing. The defense will control the defendant’s progress. Claiming integrity. However, the court This claim was made clearly and firmly in the judgment. This was done with my knowledge and understanding in mind. judgment The expression of the sentence was direct. religious Belief is eating free from other humans in the medical world outside There is no basis for depriving the person of contact.
Furukawa Neighbors also stood through the wall to testify. Yamashitako heard the screams and suffered silently in court. Akemi Fukuda found a memo that testified so. attended all psychological sessions. 2 days in advance The cleaner who threw away the note wanted the incident to become public. A few weeks later, he announced that he had released himself.
It is being None of them are guilty in a legal sense Not. but they are each their own He lives with it in his own way. 7 children declined to be interviewed. Forever. that’s a lawyer These were her own words conveyed through . He did not make any comment while the trial was in progress, and his life was suspended.
was also used from time to time in connection with this incident. He did not appear at any events. I don’t know my past in a place where no one knows me We are rebuilding our lives from scratch together with other people. It was. It’s her right and needs an explanation I don’t.
