Review of Onibaba (1964) by Michael H — 14 Oct 2013

A very well made unique film for its time.

This review of Onibaba (1964) was written by Michael H on 14 Oct 2013.

Onibaba has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Onibaba

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Kenneth L (949) on 17 Jun 2011

This old Japanese horror film certainly has its moments - especially the creepy and tremendously unsettling climax - but overall it's a bit…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Eric H (2,898) on 08 Jan 2012

Onibaba is a brilliant masterpiece that is driven by primal emotions ,dark eroticism,a frenzied score by hikaru Hayashi , and stunning images…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Pablo G (434) on 06 Aug 2017

4.1/5 Onibaba is quite surprisingly, not a massive relic, as its whole configuration, from characters to story, from ambience to themes, seems…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Giorgos T (188) on 24 Feb 2014

Occasional lapses but on the whole a very effective post-apocalyptic tale built on an old buddhist story…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Omar M (222) on 18 Feb 2014

A striking surreal ultra modern Japanese horror film from the 60s. Full of sex and a ghostly eerie mood…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Andy C (1,868) on 22 Aug 2012

Well, that was different. But I still remember it pretty well a few months later, so it must be doing something right…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Jonathan B (2,317) on 07 Nov 2010

Uno dei pochi film vecchi (1964!) in grado di catturare completamente la mia attenzione, estremamente efficace ed intrigante nella sua semplicitÃ …

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Aaron G (813) on 12 Sep 2012

The setting was genius and the photography was excellent but the build-up was just a little too long and the pay-off and ending could have…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Glenn V (28) on 12 Dec 2016

Reminiscent of another film called Woman In The Dunes which instead of the entire environment made of sand, the environment this time is very…

Read Review

Review of Onibaba (1964)

By E L (691) on 15 Aug 2014

It's not the story so much but the imagery, of humans given over to their base instincts in surviving - killing, eating and fucking…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Moscow Zero (2006)

By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 30 Dec 2008

it's ultimately difficult to recall a more objectionable direct-to-video endeavor in recent memory…

Read Review

Review of Pumpkinhead (1988)

By Lindsay Elizabeth M (189) on 25 Jan 2010

Cheesy and predictable scary movie story line. Group of kids and one always surives the bad monster…

Read Review

Review of The Keep (1983)

By Terror A (214) on 01 Sep 2008

The great Michael Mann's second film is a complete, utter disaster of a horror film that doesn't make any sense whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Haze (2005)

By Mathias S (30) on 14 Aug 2010

Mal wieder auf den Spuren von The Cube. Leider hat mich der Hauptdarsteller so sehr genervt, dass ich nach ca. 25 min. abschlaten musste. Schade…

Read Review

Review of The Walking Dead (1936)

By Bob W (910) on 12 Jan 2014

Not to be confused with the zombie television series of the same name, Boris Karloff portrays a man falsely accused of murder, sentenced to…

Read Review

Review of Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

By Tim W (1,375) on 19 Aug 2013

A tiresome farce with a terrible mummy costume…

Read Review

Review of Bluebeard (1972)

By Rob H (635) on 24 Apr 2011

To quote Richard Burton's final line in this trashy wreck of a film, It's absurd and ridiculous…

Read Review

Review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

By Mostmoviessuck (4) on 26 Aug 2011

I felt compelled to write this review to warn anyone who is thinking about spending their hard earned money and time watching this film…

Read Review

Review of Martin (1978)

By Rosco B (61) on 21 Mar 2013

I found it utterly boring, a wannabe vampire with acceptance issues and an identity crisis…

Read Review

Review of Run! Bitch Run! (2009)

By Alex W (1,471) on 12 Jul 2013

Attempting to copy the grittiness of scuzzy '70s exploitations Last House on the Left and I Spit On Your Grave, this is just plain nasty…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Onibaba

1964

81%179 Reviews

Ararat

2002

67%127 Reviews

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

68%208 Reviews

The Nightmare

2010

42%114 Reviews

Zoolander 2

2016

38%895 Reviews

A Birder's Guide to Everything

2013

60%35 Reviews

Cobb

1994

61%101 Reviews

After the Rain

2000

78%22 Reviews

Casino Royale

1954

72%808 Reviews

Into the Inferno

2016

73%63 Reviews