Japan Onibaba ranks #3 among 61 Japan films released between 1963–1965.
Synopsis
鬼婆
“The most daring film import ever … from Japan!”
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
61 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Onibaba sits at position #3.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Onibaba. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kindai Eiga Kyokai
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Onibaba premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #891 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #4 of 391 (top 1%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kindai Eiga Kyokai |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | November 21, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0058430 |