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1964 Japanese film by Kaneto Shindō

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7.7

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.

Released: 1964-11-21105 minDir: Kaneto ShindōHorror

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

Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
375113
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publication date
1966-04-22
title
鬼婆
review score
89%
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