Onibaba
The most daring film import ever...From Japan!
1964 | 105m | Japanese
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Kaneto Shindō |
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| Writer: | Kaneto Shindō |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 1964 |
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| Director: | Kaneto Shindō |
| Writer: | Kaneto Shindō |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | japan, jealousy, samurai, desertion, hold-up robbery, bamboo hut, murder, survival, black and white, demon, jidaigeki, sengoku period, 14th century |
| Production Companies | Kindai Eiga Kyokai |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 07, 2025 Entered: Oct 07, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nobuko Otowa | Woman |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura | Young Woman |
| Kei Satō | Hachi |
| Jūkichi Uno | The Samurai |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Ushi |
| Someshō Matsumoto | Runaway Warrior |
| Kentarô Kaji | Runaway Warrior |
| Fudeko Tanaka | Old Woman |
| Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Horse Riding Samurai |
| Hiroshi Tanaka | Horse Riding Samurai |
| Kanzō Uni | Horse Riding Samurai |
| Hosui Araya | Ushi's Follower |
| Michinori Yoshida | Samurai with Blood |
| Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Horse Riding Samurai A |
| Nobuko Shimakage | Child |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kaneyasu Masuda | Makeup Artist |
| Kaneto Shindō | Director, Art Direction, Screenplay |
| Yoshio Ueno | Costume Supervisor |
| Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Mitsuyo Yosoda | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Tarō Okamoto | Title Graphics |
| Toshio Miyagawa | Production Supervisor |
| Toshio Enoki | Editor |
| Shigeo Kobayashi | Makeup Department Head |
| Toshihiko Sato | Camera Operator |
| Toshiharu Takazu | Prop Maker |
| Yoshio Kurihara | Special Effects |
| Kiyomi Kuroda | Director of Photography |
| Tetsuya Ohashi | Sound Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Setsuo Noto | Producer |
| Kazuo Kuwahara | Associate Producer |
| Tamotsu Minato | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 869 | 869 |