鬼婆 = Demon woman

Onibaba = Demon woman

DVD 2004

An impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. In order to survive in feudal Japan, they are forced to murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for grain, then dump their corpses down a deep, dark hole.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Japan Drama

Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law Japan Drama

Murder Drama

Samurai Drama

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Feature films Horror films Motion pictures Motion pictures -- Japan

Part of a Series:

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ISBN:

9780780027848
0780027841

Edition:

Widescreen

Description:

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 x 73 cm folded to 19 x 13 cm)
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
mono
Dolby digital
videodisc
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating System: Not rated

Other Title:

Demon woman
Janus Films

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964
Wide screen (2.35:1)
Special features: new video interview with writer/director Kaneto Shindo ; rare footage provided by actor Kei Sato, shot on location during the filing of Onibaba ; original trailer ; stills gallery featuring production sketches and promotional art
Fold-out insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations) includes the essay "Black Sun Rising" by Chuck Stephens ; filmmakers statement from Kaneto Shindo ; rare English translation of the original Buddhist fable that inspired the film
Cinematography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; editor, Toshio Enoki ; music, Hikaru Hayashi
Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Sensho Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Hosui Araya
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital mono; RSDL dual-layer; 2.35:1 aspect ratio
In Japanese (mono) with optional English subtitles

Contents:

Special features: new video interview with writer/director Kaneto Shindo
Behind-the-scenes / rare footage provided by actor Kei Sato, shot on location during the filming of Onibaba
original trailer
stills gallery featuring production sketches and promotional art
essay by Chuck Stephens, noted critic and scholar of Asian cinema
filmmakers statement from Kaneto Shindo
rare English translation of the original Buddhist fable that inspired the film

LCCN:

be2004002536

Control Number:

534003

UPC:

037429185827

Other Authors:

Araya, Hosui, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Enoki, Toshio, editor of moving image work
Hayashi, Hikaru, 1931-2012, composer (expression)
Itoya, Hisao, film producer
Janus Films, presenter
Kaji, Kentaro, actor
Kindai Eiga Kyōkai, production company
Kuroda, Kiyomi, director of photography
Minato, Tamotsu, film producer
Noto, Setsuo, film producer
Otowa, Nobuko, 1924-1994, actor
Satō, Kei, 1928-2010, actor
Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012, film director, screenwriter
Tonoyama, Taiji, 1915-1989, actor
Uno, Jūkichi, 1914-1988, actor
Yoshimura, Jitsuko, 1943- actor
乙羽信子, 1924-1994, actor
佐藤慶, 1928-2010, actor
加地健太郎, actor
吉村実子, 1943- actor
宇野重吉, 1914-1988, actor
新藤兼人, 1912-2012, film director, screenwriter
林光, 1931-2012, composer (expression)
殿山泰司, 1915-1989, actor
湊保, film producer
絲屋寿雄, film producer
能登節雄, film producer
荒谷甫水, actor
近代映画協会, production company

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