Sunakake-Babaa, also called Sand Throwing Hag or Sand Witch, is an elderly female yōkai from the Kitarō universe, approximately 2800 years old though sometimes cited as 1200 years old. She appears as an old woman with large eyes, long hair featuring a distinctive lock between her eyes, and skin rough like sandpaper, often covered in sand specks, typically wearing a kimono. She serves as a key adviser to Kitarō and a core member of the Kitarō Family. Her responsibilities include managing the Yōkai Apartments, housing yōkai such as Konaki-Jijii, Kitarō, and Medama-Oyaji. She strictly collects rent but shows leniency to struggling tenants, accepting alternative payments like rare materials or labor, and provides shelter to homeless yōkai. Her abilities focus on throwing sand, often infused with special ingredients to cause ailments or disorientation. She is skilled in yōkai medicine, alchemy, and soothsaying, frequently studying black magic and potions. She receives telepathic messages through her hair, acting as an antenna. In combat, she employs her signature sand attacks and a powerful slap. Personality-wise, she is grouchy, quick-tempered, and openly distrustful of humans, criticizing them as greedy and dangerous. However, she demonstrates kindness toward human children and yōkai in need, driven by a strong sense of justice to act selflessly. She shares close bonds with elderly yōkai like Medama-Oyaji and Konaki-Jijii, with whom she is often paired, leading to fan speculation about a romantic or marital relationship; they once performed as a comedy duo during a yōkai pop culture boom. Historically, she claims to have accompanied Empress Jingū's invasion of Korea in the 3rd century. Her first canonical appearance was a cameo in the 1961 manga *A Walk to Hell*, followed by an official debut in *The Great Yōkai War*. In that story, she died fighting Western yōkai—killed by Dracula in the anime adaptation—but returned without explanation in later episodes. Across media, she consistently upholds traditional yōkai values, opposing modern influences like yōkai using cars. Her legend originates from Japanese folklore, particularly the Nara and Hyōgo regions, where she is said to throw sand at shrine passersby without a visible form, with contemporary accounts like one from Kyoto describing mysterious sand appearing near bushes or stones. Distant relatives include the Central Asian sand yōkai Ekiseru and the German Sandman, both depicted as antagonists. No concrete information exists about her role in *GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Daihanran* specifically.