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Onibaba (1964)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:43

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: From the mind of Kaneto Shindo comes ONIBABA, a haunting folk nightmare.In medieval Japan, a peasant woman and her daughter stay alive by murdering stray soldiers and selling their armor for food. ... [More]

Starring: Nobuko Otawa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato

Director: Kaneto Shindo

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Mar 16, 2004

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11/13/09

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With astounding black and white photography, Onibaba explores the lives of mother and... More

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11/11/09

80%

With a raw soundtrack and sweeping cinematography, this is an interesting look at human behaviour. More

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10/28/09

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10/8/09

80%

eerie, the lack of music just added the right atmosphere to this movie, it's weird cause there... More

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8/10/09

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8/7/09

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5/19/09

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4/20/09

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4/8/09

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3/20/09

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1/18/09

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11/7/08

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11/7/08

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10/4/08

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3/29/08

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1/16/08

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1/11/08

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11/4/07

80%

1965 Japan Director: Kaneto ShindoScore: 8 This is a story of human nature and what lengths... More

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11/2/07

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