8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror • 1964 • 105 min
Onibaba (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Nobuko Otowa • Jitsuko Yoshimura • Kei Satô
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Nobuko Otowa • Jitsuko Yoshimura • Kei Satô
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores the moral degradation and desperate measures taken for survival during wartime, focusing on the destructive power of jealousy and desire. It presents a dark fable about human nature and the consequences of individual actions without advocating for a specific political ideology or solution.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The film features an entirely Japanese cast within its historical and cultural setting, which inherently provides diversity from a global perspective. The narrative explores themes of human nature and survival during wartime without explicitly centering on or critiquing traditional identities in a DEI context.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a highly dysfunctional and isolated family unit where traditional gender roles are completely subverted, and sexual freedom is normalized in a desperate struggle for survival. The narrative depicts a complete breakdown of traditional family values without offering a positive alternative.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film Onibaba, 1964, does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on survival, lust, and jealousy between a mother-in-law, her daughter-in-law, and a male deserter during a civil war. No elements within the plot or character arcs address queer identity or relationships.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film Onibaba does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on two women struggling for survival in war-torn medieval Japan, engaging in murder and dealing with themes of lust, jealousy, and the supernatural. No plot points or character arcs involve transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Onibaba" is an original screenplay by Kaneto Shindô. Its characters were created specifically for this film and are not adaptations of pre-existing source material or historical figures with established genders. No gender swaps occur.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Onibaba is an original 1964 Japanese film. Its characters were created for this specific production and do not have a pre-established racial identity from prior source material or historical records. There are no instances where a character's race deviates from a canonically or historically established portrayal.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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