Onibaba = Demon woman
(DVD)

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Contributors
Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012 film director,
Itoya, Hisao film producer.
Noto, Setsuo film producer.
Minato, Tamotsu film producer.
Kuroda, Kiyomi, director of photography.
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
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MOVIES JAPANESE
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Japan -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Japan -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Samurai -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Feature films -- Japan.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign language films -- Japanese.
Horror films.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
jpn
UPC
037429185827

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Special features: new video interview with writer/director Kaneto Shindo ; rare footage provided by actor Kei Sato, shot on location during the filing of Onibaba ; original trailer ; stills gallery featuring production sketches and promotional art.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; editor, Toshio Enoki ; music, Hikaru Hayashi.
Participants/Performers
Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Sensho Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Hosui Araya.
Description
An impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. In order to survive in feudal Japan, they are forced to murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for grain, then dump their corpses down a deep, dark hole.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono ; RSDL dual-layer ; 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Language
In Japanese (mono) with optional English subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shindō, K., Itoya, H., Noto, S., Minato, T., Kuroda, K., Enoki, T., Otowa, N., Yoshimura, J., Satō, K., Uno, J., Tonoyama, T., Kaji, K., Araya, H., & Hayashi, H. (2004). Onibaba =: Demon woman (Widescreen.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kaneto Shindō et al.. 2004. Onibaba =: Demon Woman. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kaneto Shindō et al.. Onibaba =: Demon Woman [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shindō, Kaneto, et al. Onibaba =: Demon Woman Widescreen., Criterion Collection, 2004.

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