Movie
Onibaba
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.
Availability
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Onibaba opened in theaters February 9, 1965. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Nobuko OtowaWoman
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoung Woman
Kei SatōHachi
Jūkichi UnoThe Samurai
Taiji TonoyamaUshi
Fudeko TanakaOld WomanCredits
- Directed by
- Kaneto Shindō
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 鬼婆
Production
- Kindai Eiga KyokaiJapan