

Onibaba (1964)
1h 45m 6.8/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Kaneto Shindō
Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Grief / bereavement (major focus)
Other
War / combat
Phobias & Sensory
Blood / medical gore Jump scares
Violence & Physical Harm
Gore / graphic violence Gun violence
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