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Onibaba (1965)

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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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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Genre:Horror, Drama
Directed By:Kaneto Shindō
Written By:Kaneto Shindō
In Theaters:2/9/1965
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Cast


Director

Kaneto Shindō

Director

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cast

Nobuko Otowa

Woman

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Jitsuko Yoshimura

Young Woman

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Kei Satō

Hachi

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Jūkichi Uno

The Samurai

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Taiji Tonoyama

Ushi

cast

Someshō Matsumoto

Runaway Warrior

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Kentarô Kaji

Runaway Warrior

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Fudeko Tanaka

Old Woman

cast

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horse Riding Samurai

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Hiroshi Tanaka

Horse Riding Samurai

cast

Kanzō Uni

Horse Riding Samurai