japan,samurai,jealousy,desertion,hold-up robbery,bamboo hut,survival,murder,demon,jidaigeki,sengoku period,14th century

Onibaba (1964)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Kaneto Shindō
  • Profile picture of Nobuko Otowa
    Woman Nobuko Otowa
  • Profile picture of Jitsuko Yoshimura
    Young Woman Jitsuko Yoshimura
  • Profile picture of Kei Satō
    Hachi Kei Satō
  • Profile picture of Jūkichi Uno
    The Samurai Jūkichi Uno
  • Profile picture of Taiji Tonoyama
    Ushi Taiji Tonoyama
  • Profile picture of Fudeko Tanaka
    Old Woman Fudeko Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Hiroshi Tanaka
    Horse Riding Samurai Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Kanzō Uni
    Horse Riding Samurai Kanzō Uni

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Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • jealousy
  • desertion
  • hold-up robbery
  • bamboo hut
  • survival
  • murder
  • demon
  • jidaigeki
  • sengoku period
  • 14th century