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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.
Theatrical
Feb 9, 1965
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 16, 2004
Theaters
2
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Producers
Tamotsu Minato, Hisao Itoya, Kazuo Kuwahara
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Studio
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Original Title
鬼婆
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →N
Nobuko Otowa
Woman
J
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Young Woman
K
Kei Satō
Hachi
J
Jūkichi Uno
The Samurai
T
Taiji Tonoyama
Ushi
S
Someshō Matsumoto
Runaway Warrior
K
Kentarô Kaji
Runaway Warrior
F
Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
H
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai
H
Hiroshi Tanaka
Horse Riding Samurai
K
Kanzō Uni
Horse Riding Samurai
H
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Horse Riding Samurai A
