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Onibaba (1964)

Directed by Kaneto Shindō

Horror

Overview

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can’t steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

Rated NC-17 | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Nobuko Otowa | Jitsuko Yoshimura | Kei Satō | Jukichi Uno | Taiji Tonoyama | Someshô Matsumoto | Kentarô Kaji | Fudeko Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Kanzô Uni | Hosui Araya | Michinori Yoshida | Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Nobuko Shimakage

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/07/2006TVDVDRented8.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Such a cool film. Been wanting to see this for a long time. I’d love to own this someday. Really nails the scares.

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