Onibaba (1964)
Original title: 鬼婆
The most daring film import ever ... from Japan!
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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Nobuko OtowaWoman
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoung Woman
Kei SatōHachi
Jūkichi UnoThe Samurai
Taiji TonoyamaUshiSomeshō MatsumotoRunaway WarriorKentarô KajiRunaway Warrior
Fudeko TanakaOld WomanHiroyoshi YamaguchiHorse Riding Samurai
Hiroshi TanakaHorse Riding SamuraiKanzô UniHorse Riding SamuraiHosui ArayaUshi's FollowerKeywords
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What is Onibaba about?
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.
How long is Onibaba?
Onibaba has a runtime of 105 minutes.
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