Film Studies: Onibaba 15
Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Film Studies: Sixty Years Ago
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While a young generation of directors invigorated Japanese cinema in much the same way that new waves had rejuvenated western industries, established filmmakers did much to enrich traditional genres. With Onibaba, prolific writer-director Shindô merged the period drama with horror: a 16th-century sexual triangle develops between an army deserter (Kei Sato) and a mother and daughter-in-law who murder waylaid samurai for their armour and weapons. The mother’s demon mask is one of the most memorable film images of the decade.
Screening as part of Film Studies: Sixty Years
Ago, presented in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University. The film will
be preceded by a short introduction from Sheldon Hall.
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- Director
- Kaneto Shindô
- Year
- 1964
- Duration
- 1 hour 42 minutes
- Language
- Japanese with English Subtitles
- Cast
- Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Nobuko Otowa
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