Onibaba [translated: Demon woman]
Janus Films; produced by Hisao Itoya, Setsuo Noto, Tamotsu Minato; original screenplay by Kaneto Shindo; directed by Kaneto Shindo
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1964
- Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2004
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- Summary:
- 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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- Language Notes:
- In Japanese (mono) with optional English subtitles.
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Demon woman
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- System Details:
- DVD ;Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
- Performers:
- Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Sensho Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Hosui Araya.
- Production Credits:
- Directed by Kaneto Shindo; Produced by Kisao Itoya; Cinematography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; editor, Toshio Enoki ; music, Hikaru Hayashi.
- General Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
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. - Audience:
- Not rated by MPAA.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- ONI 1965 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0780027841
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 037429185827
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: ONI030 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1049773528
54688273 [Invalid]
