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].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
0780027841, 9780780027848
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations)
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Horror films.
Japan -- Drama.
Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law -- Japan -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Japan.
Motion pictures.
Murder -- Drama.
Samurai -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Horror films.
Japan. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkT7GyCmyjxytDfqk6Yfq
Motion pictures.
Other Subjects
Feature films -- Japan.
Feature films.
Foreign language films -- Japanese.
Horror films.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Japanese
ISBN
0780027841, 9780780027848
UPC
037429185827

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Wide screen (2.35:1).
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.
General Note
Fold-out insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations) includes the essay "Black Sun Rising" by Chuck Stephens ; filmmakers statement from Kaneto Shindo ; rare English translation of the original Buddhist fable that inspired the film.
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. Criterion Collection.

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

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

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

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

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