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Onibaba (blu ray) standard edition
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Japan
Horror
1964
Director: Kaneto Shindô
Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura
ONIBABA is an iconic precursor to the J-horror movement that mingled terror and sexual arousal to become an art-cult-classic.
Set during a brutal period in history, a Japan ravaged by civil war between rivalling shogunates. Weary from combat, samurai are drawn towards the grass fields to hide and rest, and are ambushed and murdered by a ruthless mother and daughter-in-law team.
Special Features:
- New 1080p HD transfer
- Full-length audio commentary by director Kaneto Shindô and the stars of the film, Kei Satô and Jitsuko Yoshimura
- Video introduction by Alex Cox
- 46 minutes of 8mm footage shot on location by lead actor Kei Satô
- Optional English subtitles
- Original theatrical trailer
- 36-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Doug Cummings; a 2004 statement from Kaneto Shindô; an English translation of the original fable; a 1972 interview with Shindô conducted by Joan Mellen
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