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
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

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 / Horse Riding Samurai A

Yoshio Kurihara
Special Effects

Nobuko Shimakage
Child

Mitsuyo Yosoda
Editorial Production Assistant

Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer

Toshio Miyagawa
Production Supervisor

Kaneto Shindō
Art Direction / Director / Screenplay

Shigeo Kobayashi
Makeup Department Head

Kaneyasu Masuda
Makeup Artist

Tarō Okamoto
Title Graphics

Tamotsu Minato
Producer

Toshio Enoki
Editor
Media.





























Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1964
Original Name鬼婆
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
jealousy
samurai
deserter
hold-up robbery
bamboo hut
murder
survival
demon
14th century
sengoku period
jidai geki
japan
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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