Onibaba
Synopsis
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.
Onibaba (1964) is a 1h 45min horror feature film by Kaneto Shindō. While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their...
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Onibaba | Japanese |
| Alternate title | The Demon | |
| Alternate title | The Witch | |
| Alternate title | Devil Woman | |
| Alternate title | The Hole | |
| Alternate title | Le Trou | |
| Alternate title | The Ogress | |
| Alternate title | La Femme diabolique |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Connoisseur Video Collection (cat. no. CVC-1018) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 21, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 21, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | November 21, 1964 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 9, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | November 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Peru | November 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | France | January 26, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 4, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 4, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Finland | July 28, 1967 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | March 7, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Poland | March 3, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | August 6, 1970 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 22, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Russia | October 2, 2011 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Japanese) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 CVC-1018 |
| Home video | United States | March 16, 2004 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | August 22, 2005 |
| Home video | France | September 21, 2005 |
| Home video | Netherlands | September 1, 2009 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | February 25, 2013 |
| Home video | United States | October 5, 2021 |
| Home video | France | March 5, 2024 |
Full credits
| Director | Kaneto Shindō |
| Cast | Nobuko Otowa, Kei Sato, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Jūkichi Uno (The Samurai), Taiji Tonoyama (Ushi), Someshō Matsumoto (Runaway Warrior), Kentarô Kaji (Runaway Warrior), Fudeko Tanaka (Old Woman), Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi (Horse Riding Samurai / Horse Riding Samurai A), Hiroshi Tanaka (Horse Riding Samurai), Kanzō Uni (Horse Riding Samurai), Hosui Araya (Ushi's Follower), Michinori Yoshida (Samurai with Blood), Nobuko Shimakage (Child) |
| Screenplay | Kaneto Shindo |
| Producer | Hisao Itoya, Setsuo Noto, Tamotsu Minato |
| Cinematography | Kiyomi Kuroda |
| Editing | Kazuo Enoki, Toshio Enoki |
| Music | Hikari Hayashi, Hikaru Hayashi |
| Visual effects | Yoshio Kurihara |
| Sound | Tetsuya Ohashi |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
