CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Kuchisake-onna ( 口裂け女 ? , "Slit-Mouthed Woman") is a figure appearing in Japanese urban legends . She is a woman who was mutilated by her husband, and returns as a malicious spirit . When rumors of alleged sightings began spreading in 1979 around the Nagasaki Prefecture , it spread throughout Japan and caused panic in many towns. There are even reports of schools allowing children to go home only in groups escorted by teachers for safety, [1] and of police increasing their patrols. Recent sightings include many reports in South Korea i...