Onibaba

Onibaba (1964)

Released: 1964-11-21 Duration: 1hr 45min
Genres: Horror
Rating 7.7
The most daring film import ever ... from Japan!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 13.296

Directed By

Kaneto Shindō

Crew

Costume Supervisor
Yoshio Ueno
Prop Maker
Toshiharu Takazu
Makeup Artist
Kaneyasu Masuda
Production Supervisor
Toshio Miyagawa
Original Music Composer
Hikaru Hayashi
Special Effects
Yoshio Kurihara
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Editor
Toshio Enoki
Editorial Production Assistant
Mitsuyo Yosoda
Producer
Tamotsu Minato
Art Direction
Kaneto Shindō
Makeup Department Head
Shigeo Kobayashi
Title Graphics
Tarō Okamoto
Director of Photography
Kiyomi Kuroda
Producer
Hisao Itoya
Associate Producer
Kazuo Kuwahara
Producer
Setsuo Noto
Sound Designer
Tetsuya Ohashi
Screenplay
Kaneto Shindō
Camera Operator
Toshihiko Sato

TOP CAST

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura

Young Woman

Kei Satō
Kei Satō

Hachi

Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno

The Samurai

Someshō Matsumoto
Someshō Matsumoto

Runaway Warrior

Kentarô Kaji
Kentarô Kaji

Runaway Warrior

Fudeko Tanaka
Fudeko Tanaka

Old Woman

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horse Riding Samurai

Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Tanaka

Horse Riding Samurai

Kanzō Uni
Kanzō Uni

Horse Riding Samurai

Hosui Araya
Hosui Araya

Ushi's Follower

Michinori Yoshida
Michinori Yoshida

Samurai with Blood

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Horse Riding Samurai A

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