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Aro Favourite Onibaba

 

aka: the Hole
Japan 1964, 100 minutes, B/W
Dir. Kaneto Shindo
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Classics

Topics: Period - Middle Ages.

 

Aroview: An eerie, brazenly sensual medieval folk tale about a mother and daughter-in-law who kill just to survive and eventually turn on each other. Another striking example from an audacious period in Japanese film-making.

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DVD Features

  • audio commentary
  • aspect ratio: 2.35:1
 

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