Onibaba (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
Plot.
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.
Nobuko Otowa
Kichi's Mother
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Kichi's Wife
Kei Satō
Hachi
Jūkichi Uno
Samurai General
Taiji Tonoyama
Ushi
Someshō Matsumoto
Runaway Warrior A
Kentarô Kaji
Runaway Warrior B
Hosui Araya
Ushi's Follower
Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
Hiroshi Tanaka
Horse Riding Samurai
Kanzō Uni
Horse Riding Samurai
Michinori Yoshida
Samurai with Blood
Kaneto Shindō
Director
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai / Horse Riding Samurai A
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Nobuko Shimakage
Child
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1964
Original Name鬼婆
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
Wiki.
Onibaba (鬼婆, lit. "Demon hag"), also titled The Hole, is a 1964 Japanese historical drama and horror film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. The film is set during a civil war in medieval Japan. Nobuko Otowa and Jitsuko Yoshimura play two women who kill infighting soldiers to steal their armor and possessions for survival, while Kei Satō plays the man who ultimately comes between them.
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