Hisame Kuze
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"I won't let you escape... never!" | ||
Japanese | 久世 冰雨 くぜ ひさめ | |
Age | Between 5-9 | |
Family | Kuze Family (by adoption) | |
Occupation | Handmaiden (North) | |
Cause of Death | Possibly suicide | |
Encounter | Tatami Loft Round Window Foyer 2F Abyss | |
Games | Fatal Frame III | |
Other Appearances | Hesitation (ZCA) | |
Notes | Red Diary |
Hisame was one of the four Handmaidens to serve in the Kuze Shrine and the last one to be chosen. Hisame's original surname was not Kuze; however, when she went into service at the shrine, she was given the adoptive surname of Kuze.
Past

Along with the other Handmaidens, she had the duty of "pacifying" the Priestess' sleep during the Impalement Ritual. The Handmaidens carried out the duty of singing the "Sleeping Priestess Song" and impaling the priestess in the Chamber of Thorns. She was the most dutiful of the four. It was she who Yashuu entrusted with leading the order to kill Amane, by impaling her at the bottom of the Abyss.
Just like all the other Handmaidens, Hisame wears a priestess attire of white and red. As a ghost she carries a stake and a mallet, which she used for her duty as a Handmaiden. She has waist-length hair.
Hisame's Final Duty

After the Unleashing, the Rift began to engulf the Manor, and continued to spread in spite of attempts to contain it. The Kuze Family mistress instructed Hisame to impale the remaining Handmaidens in the Enclosed Room. Hisame was the last to die at the manor after the Unleashing. She wrote in her diary that she would go to sleep "forever and ever". Her spirit continued to impale dolls on the wall.
Misc. Info
- It is unknown how Hisame died; she only writes in her diary that she is going to sleep forever.[1]
- She can be found in game in these rooms: Doll Altar North, Round Window Foyer, Projection Room and other random places throughout the manor.
- In one of Rei Kurosawa's flashback sequences, Rei is surrounded by four girls who all look like Hisame.
- A side-story concerning Hisame and the other Handmaidens is mentioned in the Zero Shisei no Koe Comic Anthology. In the story, she wears a kimono with a butterfly design.
- Hisame can be distinguished from the other Handmaidens by her long hair.

- Hisame is one of the ghosts who appears in the Ghost Camera mode of Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir.
See Also
- For other hostile ghosts, see Hostile Ghosts.
- For quotes by Hisame, see Quotes: Handmaidens.
- For other members of the Kuze family, see Kuze Family.
- For other Shrine Maidens, see Shrine Maiden.
- For other Handmaidens, see Handmaidens.