
With the help of Itsuki, who was also opposed to the ritual, she made plans to run away with Sae, despite the fact that her sister wanted to stay. She voiced her concerns to her father, and he tried to reassure her, but Yae was unconvinced. Yae was vehemently opposed to the ritual, believing it was cruel and unnecessary. Since their father was the Ceremony Master and their friend a Remaining, however, they probably knew what the ritual entailed. It is unknown how much the twins were told about the ritual beforehand. The responsibility then fell on Yae and her sister to perform the ritual one year later. When Yae and Sae were 14 years old, Itsuki and Mutsuki performed the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, but their Ceremony was unsuccessful. Their diaries, notes, and official artwork suggest, however, that they were both close with the Tachibana twins, Itsuki Tachibana and Mutsuki Tachibana.

Given the social status of twins in the village, it is likely that the twins had very few friends except each other growing up. Although Yae was born second, she was considered the elder and stronger twin based on the belief system of the village. Yae and Sae Kurosawa (Yae's twin sister) were born in All God's Village, the only children of Ryokan Kurosawa, the acting Ceremony Master at the time of the Repentance. 1.2 Between the events of Fatal Frame and Fatal Frame IIīiography Childhood and Adolescence.In Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly she is reintroduced as the teenager Yae Kurosawa, a shrine maiden who ran away during the night of an important ritual in hopes of escaping her fate. Yae Kurosawa (黒澤 八重 Kurosawa Yae)/ Yae Munakata (宗像 八重 Munakata Yae) is a recurring secondary female character, first introduced as the ailing wife of folklorist Ryozo Munakata in Fatal Frame, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Miyuki Hinasaki ( Miku Hinasaki's mother). Twin Shrine Maiden, Remaining, Wife and Mother
