Onibaba

Ratings & Reviews

lesminho

8/10

Jenny Coldpussy

There's something about repressed women being haunted by mystical creatures, that gives horror films a timeless and cult-like appeal (The Witch, The Innocents, Carnival of Souls, among others). But this one has something else. It sort of demystifies evil, and the intensity of the music and the imagery seem to be celebrating life, as sinful as it may be.

Miguel Plante

Le conte d'horreur de Kaneto Shindô prend toute sa force par sa simplicité et son exécution bien ingénieuse. En temps de guerre Samouraï, une mère et sa belle fille, liées par un soldat parti au champ de bataille, sont confrontées à leurs désirs lorsqu'elles apprennent la mort de celui-ci. L'intrigue, mêlant désir, jalousie et interdits, utilise un symbolisme simple, mais puissant; lent, mais efficace.

Augustusir

*4.5 Wow...Onibaba has a great plot, along with superb cinematography and lighting. The tension had me entranced in this film. Recommend watching. (and from 1964!)

Jdsarmientoburgos

Onibaba’s literal translation is Demon Hag. It transcends the horror genre, set in medieval Japan about two women who live by killing injured/lost Samurais and stealing their valuables. Until they come across one with a demonic mask. A dark, carnal beauty that is all about poetic justice and karma being a witch.

kinotopia

upper crust of second tier pinkish Kurosawa ripoffs.

João Rocha

THIS WAS MADE IN 64! Cinematography and lightning masterpiece, with a dense, mystic and horrific story. The finish, well, is just amazing, because you never know how the fate of this 2 women will end...

ginobartolomi

Have you ever seen anything as beautiful as that tall grass blowing in the wind? No, you haven't.

Luca Soldati

Ambientazione affascinante, mostrata attraverso le vite dei personaggi, i quali, disperati, per sopravvivere compiono ogni tipo di crudeltà. Il tono viene gestito molto bene, attraverso bellissime inquadrature. Parte finale ottima, con una chiusura un po' brusca, ma dal forte impatto.La regia crea un'ambientazione aliena, fuori dal tempo, ma figlia delle insensate guerre giapponesi.Personaggi caratterizzati benissimo

dave gunn

Haunting. What is accomplished with lighting and an intense score is unbelievable.

FISCHER

Film d'une rare cruauté et d'un érotisme torride... www.cinefiches.com

Bonnet Michel

..2016. YOUTUBE

Aardsy

Just a typical Thanksgiving for my family!

Jeremiah Johnson

YOOOOOO!!!! This was insane. Black and White / Cinemascope - how did they frame such beautiful closeups in scope? The music blew me away - loud taiko drums!!! Watched a beautiful 35mm print which made it ten fold better.

Il secondo maestro del revolver

4.5

Christopher M. Jones

I feel like there's some commentary here about how westernization was rapidly disconnecting the youth from their elders during the 1960s in Japan. mostly though it's just primordial and evil as hell

Fabio Osvaldo Carta

8/10

teresa romã

Probably the most hauntingly beautiful film ever.

chaotic femme

This is far from being a horror film in the modern sense, more of a psychological thriller, with the true 'horror' being in the behaviour of the characters.

bagno

3,5

lina maj

3.5

Kevin Costner

Tragis...

James Mackin

This is a fantastic melodrama about old people becoming dependent on their younger relatives, and then the guy with the mask walks in, and everything changes.

Gonçalo Rosas

8 - Picturesque horror parable of greed, lust, and the depths one may be forced to prowl to ensure one's survival; punctually laced with potent psychedelia. Also one of the best mood-pieces I have ever seen, managing to put many a well-regarded film noir to shame in that respect.