ONIBABA (THE CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1965
• Genre: Drama, Horror
• Plot: Deep within the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. Forced to murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for grain, they dump the corpses down a deep, dark hole and live off of the meager spoils. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from the skirmishes, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio's tenuous existence, and an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Drive by primal emothions, dark eroticism, a frenzied score by Hikaru Hayashi, and stunning images both lyrical and macabre, Kaneto Shindo's chilling folktale Onibaba is a singular cinematic experience.
• Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Fudeko Tanaka, Hosui Aratani, Sennshou Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Michinori Yoshida, Nobiko Shimakage, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kanzou Uni, Kaneto Shindô
• Director: Kaneto Shindô
• Runtime: 1:43
• Company: Toho
• Media Format: Movie