Onibaba (Criterion Collection)

Genuinely scary fantasy set in feudal Japan, where a widowed peasant woman and her mother-in-law survive by luring soldiers away from their comrades and slaying them for their armor, until a man comes between them. Kaneto Shindô's violent and eerie film caused a sensation in it's first stateside release. Nobuko Otawa, Jitsuko Yoshimura star. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interview; bonus footage; theatrical trailer; essay. In Japanese with English subtitles.