1. The Demon (1963) directed by Brunello Rondi • Reviews, film + cast
Taking place in deeply religious Southern Italian village, The Demon portrays the apparently true story of Purif, a young woman shunned by the local community ...
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
2. Unmasking Onibaba - MONROWE Magazine
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“My eye, or rather the camera’s eye, is fixed to view the world from the very lowest level of society…. If you have to look at society through the eyes of those placed on its bottom level, you cannot escape the fact that you must experience and perceive everything with a sense of the political
3. 31 DAYS OF HORROR #28: Martin Gentles on ONIBABA (1964)
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Spoilers Martin Gentles – producer of Netflix horror sensation His House – talks about Kaneto Shindô erotic 1964 folk horror, and the impact it’s had on his own career… When…
4. Onibaba (1964) | The Definitives | Deep Focus Review
Sep 14, 2019 · 5 (1959) told the true story of the fishermen exposed to ... the demon will punish her if she continues to meet Hachi. Even today ...
Two desperate, battle-worn samurai evade their pursuers in a thick marsh. They hunker down, keeping out of sight in the tall reeds until the men on ho
5. The 20 Best Horror Films Based On Folk Tales Around The World
Jul 27, 2014 · Onibaba (meaning Demon Hag) is a Japanese folk horror directed by Kaneto Shindo concerning an old woman and her daughter-in-law living in rural Japan.
The term ‘Folk’ tends to be seen as describing, historically, a form of traditionalism in a country's culture and especially in a country's rural cultur
6. Onibaba (Film) - TV Tropes
The iconic mask inspired the design of the demon in The Exorcist. Also, the film is named after creatures in Japanese folklore, which you can find here .
Onibaba (鬼å©) AKA Demon Hag is a Japanese Psychological Horror samurai film from 1964, written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. It is based on an old Buddhist Fable, but the film is notable for its …
7. Onibaba (1964) Movie Review from Eye for Film
Sep 11, 2005 · Yet it was Onibaba (aka Devil Woman, The Demon, The Hole, The Ogress ... true power of war to corrupt and dehumanise, and would prove ...
A bloody, protracted and pointless quarrel between rival emperors has torn feudal Japan apart. While they await the return of their conscripted husbands, a woman (writer/director Kaneto Shindo's wife, Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter-in-law (Jitsuko Yoshimura) have taken desperate measures to survive, murdering any soldiers who wander into their grass field, dumping their bodies into an ancient hole and exchanging the armour for food with local blackmarketeer Ushi (Taiji Tonoyama). Yet when their unscrupulous neighbour Hachi (Kei Sato) comes home from the battlefield with bad news, his sexual desirability threatens to disrupt the two women's fragile interdependence, leading the older woman to find a special use for a demonic mask that she has stripped from a passing samurai (Jukichi Uno).
8. Onibaba | Film Review & Analysis - Japanese Cinema Archives
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The Demon Women who echoed Kaneto Shindo's agony of war.
9. Film Review: Onibaba (1964) by Kaneto Shindo - Asian Movie Pulse
Mar 27, 2019 · Her opportunity for a win came one night when a soldier wearing a demon mask invaded her residence and forced her to guide his way out of the ...
-this review contains spoilers-To this very day, I am able to recall the first time I laid my eyes upon "Onibaba". It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, one of Film Review: Onibaba (1964) by Kaneto Shindo
10. Onibaba (1964, Kaneto Shindo) – Brandon's movie memory
Nov 15, 2011 · It's a simple, straightforward story with just a few characters ... The daughter flees, “a real demon!” and the mother follows, falling ...
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11. Onibaba (1964) - The Movie Crash Course
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Several critics have struggled over the years trying to categorize this film. Is it horror? A period piece? Fantasy? An erotic drama? Some combination? Me, I say – “who cares, just watc…
12. Criterion Review: ONIBABA (1964) - Cinapse
However, this shocking development feels just as much of an organic part of the story as this other entry in Shindo's filmography. ... Criterion Review: DEMON ...
A classic of Japanese horror receives a long-awaited upgrade to Blu-ray During a prolonged period of intense Civil War, two unnamed women living in a vast marshland take to brutal yet necessary methods of survival. The pair are far apart in age; the younger woman (Jitsuko Yoshimura) is married to the older woman’s (Nobuko Otowa) son, [...]
13. Kaneto Shindo, “Onibaba”: Film History Series
Oct 23, 2018 · Kaneto Shindo, “Onibaba (Demon Hag)”, 1964, Cinematogapher Kiyomi Kuroda ... true story of desperate men and women who rob a money transport.
Kaneto Shindo, “Onibaba (Demon Hag)”, 1964, Cinematogapher Kiyomi Kuroda Born in Saeki in the Hiroshima Prefecture in April of 1912, Kaneto Shindo was a Japanese film director, s…
14. WOMEN AT WAR: ONIBABA (1964) – CINEBEATS - WordPress.com
Oct 5, 2017 · ... story of a resentful old woman who disguises herself as a demon to discourage her daughter-in-law from visiting a local temple. Shindô's ...
In feudal Japan, war is being waged between Imperial forces loyal to the reigning emperor and those who support the shogun. Samurai warriors wearing expensive armor and carrying powerful weapo…
15. "Onibaba" - Dir: Kaneto Shindo - 1964 - Lockdown Cinema
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I had seen "Onibaba" ("Trans: "Demon Hag") only once before in the mid 80's (U,K Channel 4) and thanks once again to BFI Player.
16. ONIBABA (Japan, 1964) - 2 unpaid movie critics!!!!
Dec 28, 2023 · At last, here we go, some real horror-story stuff. The mask looks ... demon…gliding through the grass is if it were floating over the ...
by Miguel E. Rodriguez DIRECTOR: Kaneto ShindôCAST: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei SatôMY RATING: 7/10ROTTEN TOMATOMETER: 90%PLOT: In feudal Japan, two women kill samurai and sell their belon…
17. A Filmmaker's Review: "Onibaba" (1964) | Geeks - Vocal Media
"Onibaba" - the demoness, the demon hag, a demon all the very same. You may ... Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator. Subscribe for free to receive ...
5/5 - A film of terrifying manipulation...
18. Onibaba (Demon Woman) (Movie Review) | Bloody Good Horror
Apr 28, 2011 · When the Demon Woman herself appears, her mask and bright robes catch the moonlight and stand-out as one of the most visually arresting and ...
J-Horror is pretty well beaten into the ground by this point. With films like “Ringu”, “Ju-On” and “The Eye” spurring American remakes, sequels, sequels to the American remakes and blatant rip-offs, the genre is pretty much dead. Personally, I know if I have to review another film with that wet ghost girl with stringy hair I might just swear off horror films forever. But
