Shuten-dōji, the oni king (鬼王 酒呑童子), was beheaded and his head flew in the air and took a big bite the samurai warrior helmet of Yorimitsu (源頼光) in Mt. Ōe (大江山) of Tango Province (丹後国), Japan. Shuten-doji (酒呑童子) is the king of oni (鬼王). Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光) is the samurai hero in Japanese legends.