Movie·1964·1h 45m
Onibaba
The most daring film import ever...From Japan!
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 鬼婆
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.
Producer
Tamotsu Minato, Hisao Itoya
Cinematography
Kiyomi Kuroda
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Editor
Toshio Enoki
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Nobuko Otowa
Woman
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Young Woman
Kei Satō
Hachi
Jūkichi Uno
The Samurai
Taiji Tonoyama
Ushi
Someshō Matsumoto
Runaway Warrior
Kentarô Kaji
Runaway Warrior
Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai
Hiroshi Tanaka
Horse Riding Samurai
Kanzō Uni
Horse Riding Samurai
Hosui Araya
Ushi's Follower
Michinori Yoshida
Samurai with Blood
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai A
Nobuko Shimakage
Child
// crew
Crew
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Kaneto Shindō
Director, Screenplay
Tamotsu Minato
Producer
Toshio Enoki
Editor
Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Setsuo Noto
Producer
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