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Onibaba

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In medieval Japan, two women survive by selling armour stripped from the corpses from dead soldiers. After a disagreement, the old woman dons a mask and pretends to be a demon.
Writer/Director Kaneto Shindo
(In Japanese with English subtitles. Black and white)
0 FILMS: pages 39-44

Contributors

Director:
Kaneto Shindo
Woman:
Nobuko Otowa
Young woman:
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Hachi:
Kei Sato
Warrior:
Jukichi Uno
Ushi, the merchant:
Taiji Tonomura
Source: Radio Times

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