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Onibaba (1964)

November 21, 1964 (JP) Horror • 105m

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.

Top Billed

Nobuko Otowa

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno

The Samurai

Someshō Matsumoto
Someshō Matsumoto

Runaway Warrior

Kentarô Kaji
Kentarô Kaji

Runaway Warrior

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

Crew
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi

Original Music Composer

Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō

Art Direction

Shigeo Kobayashi
Shigeo Kobayashi

Makeup Department Head

Kaneyasu Masuda
Kaneyasu Masuda

Makeup Artist

Toshio Miyagawa
Toshio Miyagawa

Production Supervisor

Yoshio Kurihara
Yoshio Kurihara

Special Effects

Yoshio Ueno
Yoshio Ueno

Costume Supervisor

Mitsuyo Yosoda
Mitsuyo Yosoda

Editorial Production Assistant

Tarō Okamoto
Tarō Okamoto

Title Graphics

Kiyomi Kuroda
Kiyomi Kuroda

Director of Photography

Kazuo Kuwahara
Kazuo Kuwahara

Associate Producer

Tetsuya Ohashi
Tetsuya Ohashi

Sound Designer

Toshihiko Sato
Toshihiko Sato

Camera Operator



Reviews

deepkino

⭐ 7/10

January 14, 2026

In the grip of war and famine, a makeshift hut amid the reeds, and two women—one waiting for her son, the other for her husband. So far, everything is as it is in other ordinary drama films. However, when the man of the house's friend returns from the war and tells them he died in battle, and especially when the young widow begins to meet with the person who returned from the war alive, things change.

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

Revenue

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