Obsession
Horror · Thriller
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Film / 1964
Onibaba
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Nobuko OtowaWoman
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoung Woman
Kei SatōHachi
Jūkichi UnoThe Samurai
Taiji TonoyamaUshi
Someshō MatsumotoRunaway Warrior
Kentarô KajiRunaway Warrior
Fudeko TanakaOld Woman
Hiroyoshi YamaguchiHorse Riding Samurai
Hiroshi TanakaHorse Riding Samurai
Kanzō UniHorse Riding Samurai
Hosui ArayaUshi's Follower
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