Ōkamuro

:Not to be confused with Tantanbō.
Ōkamuro (大かむろ Ōkamuro, meaning Big baldie) is a giant head yōkai.
==Appearance==
Ōkamuro and Tantanbō are extensively similar in appearance to each other although there are slight differences including a bald on the top of its head, shorter hairs, (not always) extended nose hairs, and fangs on the lower jaw for the latter.
==Personality==
==History==
===Shinigami Tai-Senki===
Ōkamuro appeared as a guide to human souls, including Shigeru Mizuki, leading them to Jigoku. They once lived in the eastern Jigoku, but they were downranked to a guide for the dead because Satan invaded Jigoku. As they received a message from Nita-Unarpe, they guided Shigeru Mizuki and the twelve children to Jigoku.
===GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 TV movie)===
They appeared as Okkamuro (おっかむろ) and their human form was portrayed by Akira Shioji.
===The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan===
==Powers and Abilities==
==Legend==
'Ōkamuro is a giant head yōkai from Tokushima and Sado Island. When someone hears a noise outside their house, they may open the sliding door and suddenly see the giant face of the Ōkamuro. However, it only lives to surprise humans and always leaves without harming anyone. In some areas, its true form is that of a prankster Tanuki.
However, Ōkamuro's name itself was Shigeru Mizuki's original as the original yōkai was called either Ō-Nyūdō or Ōkubi. While Shigeru Mizuki's Tantanbō is based on the Ōkamuro, Tantanbō's design is more loyal to the original illustration by Shungyōsai Hayami.
A yōkai called Bīgan Gobō (びいがん御坊) was also speculated to be based on the original yōkai of Ōkamuro.びいがん御坊
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