Review of Onibaba (1964) by Ashley F — 07 Jun 2007

Beautiful compositions, strong soundscape and deeply affecting. A masterpiece !

This review of Onibaba (1964) was written by Ashley F on 07 Jun 2007.

Onibaba has generally received very positive reviews.

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