Hosui Araya, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Jukichi Uno
In medieval times, on a remote plain, a widow and her mother-in-law kill wandering samurai, put their bodies in a hole in the ground and sell their armour and valuables, until the daughter-in-law fall...( read more
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Directed by: Hosui Araya, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Jukichi Uno, Kaneto Shindô, Kei Sato, Kentaro Kaji, Nobuko Otowa, Somesho Matsumoto, Taiji Tonoyama
Release Date: February 4, 1965
DVD Release Date: March 16, 2004
Stats: 295 reviews
despite the limitations that this film faced with its limited story, few characters, and single environment, the film is incredibly effective with what is put on screen. the cinematography was especially perfect in every way, creating a necessary eerieness that sets the perfect ...( read more)
A story of survival in extreme poverty during wartime.
Minimalistic and bare, yet at the same time ridden with symbolism. Strongly sexual without being sexy or vulgar.
classic japanese horror tale with frank sexual themes; all about 2 women killing to survive in a hypnotic sea of grass...until a man comes beween them. atmospheric and haunting and full of incredible images and not quite like anything else i've seen. odd but fitting score as well
Primal, animalistic tale of survival with a supernatural twist. The photography is as stark as the characters who live, scratch and kill for the most basic physical needs: Food, water....and sex. The raw energy of the scor helps to make this an unforgettable experience.
Crazy Japanese topless chicks fill a giant hole with dead Samurai whom they kill in order to buy food. After fighting over a dude who moves in next door, another dude, wearing a freaky mask, shows up. Badness ensues
Kaneto Shindo presents a harrowing and provocative examination of godlessness, amorality, and barbarism in Onibaba. Using spare, pantheistic landscapes, high contrast, chiaroscuro imagery, unnerving, environmental sounds, and frenetic tribal rhythms (composed by Hikari Hayashi) t...( read more)
Onibaba was vintage pour moi. The turn of events just hypnotizes and then shocks. Contained savagery and eeriness.
Plot - The story is based in 14th century feudal Japan where an old woman & her daughter-in-law kill wandering samurai & sell their clothes & weapon to buy food for their survival . Soon , a friend of old woman's son returns from war & tries to seduce her daughter-in-law. This sp...( read more)
Los pastizales funcionan como una especie de narrador que contextualiza y anticipa la atmósfera y el drama de las escenas. Gracias por la sugerencia.
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