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Onibaba (1964)

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.

  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaWoman
  • Photo of Jitsuko YoshimuraJitsuko YoshimuraYoung Woman
  • Photo of Kei SatōKei SatōHachi
  • Photo of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoThe Samurai
  • Photo of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaUshi
  • Photo of Someshō MatsumotoSomeshō MatsumotoRunaway Warrior
  • Photo of Kentarô KajiKentarô KajiRunaway Warrior
  • Photo of Fudeko TanakaFudeko TanakaOld Woman
  • Photo of Hiroyoshi YamaguchiHiroyoshi YamaguchiHorse Riding Samurai
  • Photo of Hiroshi TanakaHiroshi TanakaHorse Riding Samurai

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