DVD - Onibaba
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Deep within the wind-swept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. Forced to murder lost Samurai and sell their belongings for grain, they dump the corpses down a deep, dark hole and live off the meagre spoils.
When a bedraggled neighbour, the former friend of the woman's son, returns from the skirmishes, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio's tenuous existence before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate...
Driven by primal emotions, dark eroticism, a frenzied score by Hikaru Hayashi and stunning images - both lyrical and macabre - Kanteo Shindo's chilling folk tale 'Onibaba' is a singular cinematic experience!
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2004-03-16 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | 2005-08-22 |
| Rating (UK) : | 15 |
| Director: | Kaneto Shindō |
| Producer: | Hisao Itoya, Kazuo Kuwahara, Tamotsu Minato & Setsuo Noto |
| Studio: | N/A |
| Writer/s: | Kaneto Shindō |
Cast
| Nobuko Otowa | Woman |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura | Young Woman |
| Kei Sato | Hachi |
| Jukichi Uno | Samurai |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Ushi |
DVD Features
Newly restored high-definition transfer, anamorphic 2.35:1 OAR Full-length director's audio commentary by director Kaneto Shindo and the stars of the film, Kei Sato, and Jitsuko Yoshimura Video introduction by Alex Cox 8mm footage (40-minutes) shot on location by lead actor Kei Sato Optional English subtitles (new translation) Original trailer Production stills and promotional art gallery 24-page booklet with a new essay by Doug Cummings, an English translation of the original short Buddhist fable that inspired the film and a statement from writer/director Kaneto Shindo about why he made Onibaba. |
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