Onibaba (1964)

8	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Kaneto Shindô

Starring (View all)

Kichi's Mother

Kichi's Wife

Hachi

Samurai General

Ushi

Runaway Warrior A

Runaway Warrior B

Ushi's Follower

Written by

Kaneto Shindô

written by

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A face that you could fall in love with...

2 years, 10 months ago at Jul 13 19:42

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''You want to see a face that you could fall in love with?''

During the Nanboku-chō period, a woman (Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter-in-law (Jitsuko Yoshimura) live in a small hut in a susuki grass swamp.

Nobuko Otowa: Kichi's Mother

Onibaba (鬼婆, literally Demon Woman) (1964) is a Japanese horror film based on a Buddhist parable. Directed by Kaneto... read more

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Description: After being forcefully inducted as a soldier into war in 14th century Japan, his wife and mother remain living in a swamp. They eke out their living by ambushing worn-out warriors, killing them and selling their belongings to a greedy merchant. The woman comes to mistrust her daughter-in-law who has coupled up with a deserter, and beg ... (more)

Release date : 4 February 1965
UPC: 037429185827

Horror (12), Japan (11), 1964 (9), Samurai (7), Japanese (7), 1960s (7), Mask (6), War (5), Murder (5), Vengeance (4), Female Nudity (3), Violence (3), Medieval Times (3), B&w (3), Jidaigeki (3), Feudal Japan (3), Drama (3), Stealing From A Dead Body (3), Sexuality (2), Sex (2)

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