Onibaba(1964)
The most daring film import ever...From Japan!
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.
Movie: Onibaba
Top 10 Billed Cast
Woman
Young Woman
Hachi
The Samurai
Ushi
Old Woman
Horse Riding Samurai
Video Trailer Onibaba
Video: ONIBABA Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema)
ONIBABA Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema)
Francis Galluppi on ONIBABA
Shooting Onibaba with Kaneto Shindo
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ONIBABA Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema) - Trailer
Francis Galluppi on ONIBABA - Featurette
Shooting Onibaba with Kaneto Shindo - Featurette
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