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Onibaba
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Not Rated
1964
1h 45m
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7.9
89%
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Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
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Cast of Onibaba
Nobuko Otowa
Woman
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Young Woman
Kei Satō
Hachi
Jūkichi Uno
The Samurai
Taiji Tonoyama
Ushi
Someshō Matsumoto
Runaway Warrior
Kentarô Kaji
Runaway Warrior
Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai
Hiroshi Tanaka
Horse Riding Samurai
Kanzō Uni
Horse Riding Samurai
Hosui Araya
Ushi's Follower
Michinori Yoshida
Samurai with Blood
Nobuko Shimakage
Child
Onibaba Ratings & Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Interesting as a claustrophobic vision.
Filmcritic.com
Jake Euker
Onibaba shows less interest in laying bare its meanings than in offering the occasion for the viewers' meditations on life, existence (a different thing), and whatever lies below.
New York Times
A.H. Weiler
Although his artistic integrity remains untarnished, his driven rustic principals are exotic, sometimes grotesque figures out of medieval Japan, to whom a Westerner finds it hard to relate.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
A harsh and savage tale where a ravenous hunger defines every action.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
A lush darkness fills every trippy scene in this stone cold (black-and-white) classic of Japanese horror.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
Given its historical setting, visually dynamic presentation, and open-ended conclusion, Onibaba lends itself to interpretation and symbolic readings.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
A creepy, interesting, and visually striking 1963 feature by Kaneto Shindo.
Psychocinematography
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
Onibaba is a veritable classic. While the overall composition is a bit rough around the edges - echoing the rather rough filming circumstances, the poetic and erotic sensibility of Kaneto Shindo ensures that his composition still succeeds.
Polygon
Toussaint Egan
Onibaba isn't just an excellent spooky movie - it's an absolute feast for the senses.
Elements of Madness
Douglas Davidson
In trying to preserve the status quo, more harm comes than in doing what's right and working together to have it all. Fear is truly the killer of life.
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
Shot in stark, severe black and white, the images seared into the film, with unnerving close-ups and bobbing handheld camerawork, Shindo makes even the waving of the grass look ominous as it all but swallows everyone who enters...
TV Guide
One of the absolute peaks of atmospheric black-and-white horror.
Variety
Too often, it turns out to be a pot-pourri of ravenous eating and blatant sex.
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