Onibaba backdrop

Onibaba

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.

Drama
Horror
Thriller

1964 | 1 h 43 min

Director: Kaneto Shindô

Stars: Kei Satô

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