Onibaba

DURATION
1h 45m
RATED
Unrated
GENRE
Drama
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A landmark in fantasy cinema, this lyrical ghost story is set in medieval Japan amid a bloody conflict between rival fiefdoms. While the warrior Kichi's impoverished wife (Jitsuko Yoshimura) and mother (Nobuko Otowa) wait for his return from battle, they maintain a humble existence by luring lost soldiers into the surrounding fields of tall grass and murdering them in order to sell their armor and weapons for food; the bodies are then disposed of in a deep cavern. After learning that her son has been killed in battle, Otowa begins to concoct a scheme to frighten her daughter-in-law into staying at home with her indefinitely. After killing a soldier clad in a hideous demon mask -- which hides his grotesque, scarred face -- the mother dons the mask and succeeds in frightening Yoshimura away from her new lover's house. To her own horror, the mother quickly discovers that the mask is now securely stuck to her face, and her attempts to remove it culminate in the greatest horror of all. Fraught with sexual tension, nefarious schemes, and Freudian symbolism, this compelling masterpiece, by turns hypnotically beautiful and shockingly brutal, represents the finest in horror filmmaking, driven by powerful imagery and aided by sumptuous black-and-white photography.~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

GENRE: Drama, Fantasy
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 45m
RELEASE DATE: February 04, 1965
STARRING: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Taiji Tonoyama, Kei Sato, Jûkichi Uno
DIRECTOR(S): Kaneto Shindô
PRODUCER(S): Setsuo Noto, Tamotsu Minato, Hisao Itoya
WRITER(S): Kaneto Shindô
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