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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.
Cast View all
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Nobuko Otowa | Kichi's Mother |
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Jitsuko Yoshimura | Kichi's Wife |
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Kei Sato | Hachi |
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Jukichi Uno | Samurai General |
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Taiji Tonoyama | Ushi |
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Somesho Matsumoto | Runaway Warrior A |
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Kentaro Kaji | Runaway Warrior B |
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Hosui Araya | Ushi's Follower |
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Fudeko Tanaka | Old Woman |
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Michinori Yoshida | Samurai with Blood |
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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Horse Riding Samurai A |
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Hiroshi Tanaka | Horse Riding Samurai B |
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Kanzô Uni | Horse Riding Samurai C |
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Nobuko Shimakage | Child |
Crew
| Director | Kaneto Shindo |
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| Writer | Kaneto Shindo | |
| Producer | Hisao Itoya, Kazuo Kuwahara, Tamotsu Minato, Setsuo Noto | |
| Musician | Hikaru Hayashi | |
| Photography | Kiyomi Kuroda | |
Personal
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Seen | |
| Added Date | Jan 13, 2024 17:56:24 |
| Modified Date | Jun 25, 2024 17:08:14 |
Notes
Christmas 2023 gift from Nick
Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for the most meager of sustenance. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from battle, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio’s tenuous existence, before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Driven by primal emotions, dark eroticism, a frenzied score by Hikaru Hayashi, and stunning images both lyrical and macabre, Kaneto Shindo’s chilling folktale Onibaba conjures a nightmarish vision of humankind’s deepest desires and impulses.
BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary from 2001 featuring director Kaneto Shindo and actors Kei Sato and Jitsuko Yoshimura
Interview from 2003 with Shindo
On-location footage shot by Sato
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by film critic Elena Lazic, a 2001 director’s statement by Shindo, and a version of the Buddhist fable that inspired the film
Cover illustration by Edward Kinsella