Onibaba
1964 · TMDB 7.7 · 鬼婆
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
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.
Why it matters
In 14th-century Japan, two women survive by murdering samurai and selling their armour, until a demonic mask and a forbidden affair unravel their brutal pact.
From Fractured Fables
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Released
- 1964-11-21
- Studio
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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Fractured Fables
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In 14th-century Japan, two women survive by murdering samurai and selling their armour, until a demonic mask and a forbidden affair unravel their brutal pact.
What We Make Monsters Of
Position 7 of 8
Kaneto Shindo's medieval Japanese fable of two women surviving in a field of tall grass by murdering samurai, until a demon mask and a case of mistaken identity turn the horror inward.
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