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Yashuu Kuze
Yashuu kuze
Japanese name 久世 夜舟
Romaji name Kuze Yashuu
Other names Kuze Family Head

Praying Senior

Age Unknown
Hair color Black
Eye color Unknown
Occupation Kuze Family Head
Cause of death Exposure to the Rift
Encountered in The Hanging Prison,Calling of the Tattoo,The Last Passage, Abyss of the Horizon
Family Kuze family
Kyouka Kuze (daughter)
Kaname Ototsuki (grandson)
Amane Kuze (granddaughter)
Reika Kuze (adopted priestess)
Appearances Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
Voice actor (Jp) Nana Yamaguchi
Voice actor (Eng) {{{voice actor}}}
How could you bring a man into the Kuze Shrine?

—Yashuu


Yashuu Kuze (久世 夜舟) is a hostile female spirit in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented. She was the last Kuze Family Head.

Her primary duty was to keep the Kuze Shrine running smoothly to prevent the Unleashing from occurring.

Background[]

Yashuu’s past is unknown up until she has her daughter, Kyouka. It’s likely the father was a man who was brought into the shrine for the sole purpose of producing heirs to the shrine. At some point, Yashuu was named head of the Kuze family and Kyouka grew into a beautiful young woman. Snow began to fall, and Yashuu expected her daughter to follow the traditions and produce a new female heir. She allowed folklorist Akito Kashiwagi to enter until spring. She observed how close her daughter and the folklorist were getting, even noticing her teaching him their sacred songs. Once it was time for Akito to leave, she murdered him, never telling her daughter of his demise. Months later, Kyouka would give birth to a boy. Aware that her son would die if he stayed due to the shrine only allowing women, Kyouka smuggled him out to be adopted by another family. Years later, Kyouka had Amane, the female heir the shrine needed. As head of the shrine, Yashuu would also adopt other girls, including the other handmaidens, Hisame, Shigure, and Minamo, for the purpose of the impalement ritual.

Fatal Frame III[]

Years had passed, and it was coming close to the time a new Tattooed Priestess would need to be chosen. Reika Yukishiro, a young woman from a neighboring village, volunteered for the role, having been one of few survivors of a disaster that wiped out her village. Preparations were made, engravers were chosen, and the process was going smoothly.

It wasn’t until the impalement was completed that Yashuu had learned that Amane had snuck a man into the shrine. Following his whereabouts, she located him enter the Chamber of Thorns. She struck the man with a hatchet, stating men are not allowed within the shrine. However, she was unaware Reika had already awoken, and so the Unleashing occurred from the pain and grief she witnessed. Surviving the initial hit of the Unleashing, Yashuu quickly ordered the other handmaidens to impale Amane for breaking the Kuze code. In desperation, Yashuu summoned carpenters to seal the shrine so the Unleashing couldn’t spread.

This did not work either, even after the men were turned into Sacrificial Pillars. Everyone who was within the manor was corrupted by the Rift, leaving only a handful of people. With a final command, Yashuu had young handmaiden Hisame impale the remaining girls. During this time, Yashuu recognized the boy she killed as her daughter’s son, thanks to the echo earring he wore. Putting the pieces together of why he was there and why Amane helped him, she was overcome with sorrow.

Battle[]

She attacks by extending the hands that surrounds her body. Before attacking, Yashuu hovers from side to side, and sometimes, her attacks will cause the viewfinder to be covered up by hand prints. Making it difficult for the player to get a good shot of her. When she attacks, she sends her hands out and suspends the player. While being suspended the tattoo appears on the player.

Files Authored[]

Quotes[]

  • "Why did that handmaiden guide a man such as you to the Chamber of Thorns? Do not enter the chamber of thorns. You must not disturb the priestess who lies asleep."
  • "More sacrifices are needed."
  • "Amane, you broke the commandment. How could you lead a man into the Kuze Shrine?"
  • "Let this priestess never awaken from her dream... for all eternity..."
  • "Prepare for the Rite of Commandment. It's time to impale the priestess..."
  • "I must capture the traveler... before the priestess notices... all ties must be severed... there must be no attachments..."
  • "Must... close... the Chamber of Thorns..."
  • "She must not realize... it must be hidden..."
  • "It's not enough... we need another sacrifice."
  • "Sacrifice Amane and the forbidden child. Both of them must be banished."
  • "You must feel the same suffering too. It's your duty as a priestess."
  • "I'm sorry to have put you through all this, but the priestess must not be allowed to escape."

Etymology[]

  • The name Yashuu means "night, evening" (夜) (ya) and "boat, ship/shipping, vessel, watercraft, steamship" (舟) (shuu).
    • Her name could be related to the Boat of Passing, which was used for those to be created into Tattooed Priestesses to travel to the Kuze Shrine.
  • Yashuu's surname Kuze means "long time" (久) (ku) and "world" (世) (se/ze).

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