Onibaba = Demon woman
(DVD)
Contributors
Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012, director,
Itoya, Hisao, producer.
Noto, Setsuo, producer.
Minato, Tamotsu, producer.
Otowa, Nobuko, 1924-1994, actor.
Itoya, Hisao, producer.
Noto, Setsuo, producer.
Minato, Tamotsu, producer.
Otowa, Nobuko, 1924-1994, actor.
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
jpn
UPC
037429185827
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
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 ; essay by Chuck Stephens ; filmmakers statement from Kaneto Shindo ; rare English translation of the original Buddhist fable that inspired the film.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; editor, Toshio Enoki ; music, Hikaru Hayashi.
Participants/Performers
Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Sensho Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Hosui Araya.
Description
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.
Description
A woman and her daughter-in-law impersonate demons to lure and kill soldiers in samurai-era medieval Japan.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono ; RSDL dual-layer ; 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Language
In Japanese (mono) with optional English subtitles.
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