# Onibaba (1964)

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**Original title**: *鬼婆*
**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Horror
**Directed by**: Kaneto Shindō
**Written by**: Kaneto Shindō
**Starring**: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Someshō Matsumoto

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## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Swamp at dusk, wind chimes clinking, a worn mask lies hidden, a woman and her daughter-in-law prey on lost samurai. 
They survive off plunder, until a neighbor's return sparks tension, Kaneto Shindō directs a haunting rural horror tale.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, dread, slow-burn

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