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Onibaba
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Onibaba is a Japanese horror drama film directed and written by Kaneto Shindō. The cast includes Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, and Jūkichi Uno. The story is set in Japan and deals with supernatural themes, jealousy, desertion, and hold-up robbery. The film was produced by Kindai Eiga Kyokai and distributed by Toho and Netflix. It is presented in black-and-white on 35 mm film.
The movie has a runtime of 105 minutes, though one source lists 103 minutes. It was released in 1964, with specific dates including November 21, 1964. The film has received various ratings, including 6.7 out of 10, 89 percent, and 7.8 out of 10. It holds an assessment for the Bechdel test and has won two awards. Distribution formats include video on demand, with availability on platforms such as HBO Max and the Criterion Channel.
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7.7While 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.
Cast
- Nobuko Otowa as Woman
- Jitsuko Yoshimura as Young Woman
- Kei Satō as Hachi
- Jūkichi Uno as The Samurai
- Taiji Tonoyama as Ushi
- Someshō Matsumoto as Runaway Warrior
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- jealousy
- desertion
- hold-up robbery
- bamboo hut
- survival
- murder
- black and white
- demon
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Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
25,138 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
- Year
- 1964
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Kaneto Shindō
- Screenwriter
- Kaneto Shindō
- Cast member
- Taiji Tonoyama
- Composer
- Hikaru Hayashi
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 375113
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1966-04-22
- title
- 鬼婆
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- film format
- 35 mm film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 89%
Sources (10)
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