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Deep within the wind-swept 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 their meager spoils. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from the skirmishes, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio’s tenuous existence, before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals the trio’s 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 is a singular cinematic experience.
Original Release
11/21/1964
US Release
02/04/1965
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Nobuko Otowa | Kichi's Mother / Woman |
Jitsuko Yoshimura | Kichi's Wife / Young Woman |
Kei Satô | Hachi |
Jukichi Uno | Samurai General / The Samurai |
Taiji Tonoyama | Ushi |
Someshô Matsumoto | Runaway Warrior A / Runaway Warrior |
Kentarô Kaji | Runaway Warrior B / Runaway Warrior |
Hosui Araya | Ushi's Follower |
Fudeko Tanaka | Old Woman |
Michinori Yoshida | Samurai with Blood |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nobuko Otowa | Kichi's Mother / Woman |
Jitsuko Yoshimura | Kichi's Wife / Young Woman |
Kei Satô | Hachi |
Jukichi Uno | Samurai General / The Samurai |
Taiji Tonoyama | Ushi |
Someshô Matsumoto | Runaway Warrior A / Runaway Warrior |
Kentarô Kaji | Runaway Warrior B / Runaway Warrior |
Hosui Araya | Ushi's Follower |
Fudeko Tanaka | Old Woman |
Michinori Yoshida | Samurai with Blood |
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Horse Riding Samurai A / Horse Riding Samurai |
Hiroshi Tanaka | Horse Riding Samurai B / Horse Riding Samurai |
Kanzô Uni | Horse Riding Samurai C / Horse Riding Samurai |
Nobuko Shimakage | Child |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hisao Itoya | Producer |
Kazuo Kuwahara | Producer |
Tamotsu Minato | Producer |
Setsuo Noto | Producer |