Origin: Japan - An oni appearing during the Heian Period. He kidnapped people at Mt. Ooe and devoured them. He was later made drunk through a plan by Minamoto no Yorimitsu and decapitated. However, his head is still capable of attacking on its own.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Languages
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
シュテンドウジ
Shutendōji. Katakana rendering of the epithet 酒呑童子 ("drunken child").
Japanese