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Onibaba (1964)

鬼婆
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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.

Director

Kaneto Shindō
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Screenplay

Kaneto Shindō
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Release date

November 21, 1964

Content Rating

NC-17

Language

Japanese
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Country

Japan
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Runtime

105
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Budget

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Ratings
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90
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7.9
 

Top billed cast

Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama

Production companies

Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Keywords

jealousy, samurai, desertion, hold-up robbery, bamboo hut, murder, survival, demon, sengoku period, 14th century, japanese horror
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