Overview
Plot
While her son is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law kill stray samurai and sell their valuables. After learning of his death, the widow takes a lover, and the mother turns to a mysterious mask to scare her.
- Directors
- Kaneto Shindō
- Cast
- Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Someshō Matsumoto, Kentarô Kaji, Fudeko Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kanzō Uni, Hosui Araya, Michinori Yoshida, Nobuko Shimakage
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Horror
- Release date
- 1964-11-21
- Studios
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Plot
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Onibaba Plot and Cast
With her son Kichi off at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by murdering samurai who wander into their swamp and selling the valuables they find. When word arrives that Kichi has died, his widow begins an affair with Hachi, a neighbor who returned from the war. The mother disapproves and, unable to claim Hachi for herself, uses a mysterious mask taken from a dead samurai to frighten her daughter-in-law.
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