FEATURE FILM

Onibaba

7.7/10
TMDB512 votes
Original: 105 min

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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About Onibaba

The most daring film import ever...From Japan!

Onibaba (1964) is a film in the horror genres. Directed by . The cast includes Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno.

Released
Original language
Runtime
105 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Writers
Kaneto Shindō

Onibaba cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.7/10 from 512 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

In the grip of war and famine, a makeshift hut amid the reeds, and two women—one waiting for her son, the other for her husband. So far, everything is as it is in other ordinary drama films. However, when the man of the house's friend returns from the war and tells them he died in battle, and especially when the young widow begins to meet with the person who returned from the war alive, things change.

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What is Onibaba about?

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.

Who stars in Onibaba?

Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Someshō Matsumoto. See the cast cards above for character names.

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