Onibaba (Masters of Cinema) DVD
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Film Details
Directed by Kaneto Shindo
Produced in 1963
Main Language - Japanese with English subtitles
Countries & Regions - Asian Film, Japanese Film
Cast
Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura
Genres
Classic Horror Movies • Classic Movies Blu-rays • Asian Film • Japanese Film • Blu-ray • Classic Horror Movies • World Cinema Horror • Horror Blu-rays
MovieMail's Review
I was mesmerized by this beautifully filmed black & white movie. I rented it about 10 years ago and have not forgotten it. The cinematograpy and plot are great, as is the acting. The scene where the young woman and man are running through the rice paddy at dusk/dawn? is a beautiful sight. I plan to purchase it for my video library. A new Movie Mail fan from Dallas, Tx.
Film Description
Kaneto Shindo, the prolific director of 48 films (The Naked Island, Kuroneko) who passed away in 2012 at the age of 100, received his biggest international success with the release of Onibaba in 1964. Its depiction of violence and graphic sexuality was unprecedented at the time of release.
The film is set in a Japan ravaged by civil war between rivaling shogunates. Weary from combat, samurai are drawn towards the seven-foot high susuki grass fields to hide and rest themselves - whereupon they are ambushed and murdered by a ruthless mother and daughter-in-law team, who then barter their armour and weapons for food. A neighbour returning from the wars brings bad news and threatens the women's partnership.
Erotically charged and steeped in symbolism, Onibaba is in part a modern parable on consumerism, a study of the destructiveness of sexual desire and — filmed within a claustrophobic sea of grass — one of the most striking and unique films of the last century.
DVD Details
Certificate: 15
Publisher: Eureka / Masters of Cinema
Length: 100 mins
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic widescreen
Region: 2
Cat No: EKA40103
Format: DVD B&W
Subtitles: English
DVD Extras
- Newly-restored high-definition transfer
- Full-length audio commentary by director Kaneto Shindo and the stars of the film, Kei Sato and Jitsuko Yoshimura
- Video introduction by Alex Cox
- 8mm footage (40-minutes) shot on location by lead actor Kei Sato
- New subtitle translation
- Production stills gallery
- 24-page booklet with a new essay by Doug Cummings.
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