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By James J (731) on 03 Feb 2013

The wife and mother of a drafted soldier are left to fend for themselves in the grassy swamplands of rural Japan, where they pay for their…

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By Jeffrey F (106) on 03 Dec 2012

There's something about Kei Sato's face that is so unrecognizable in this film…

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By Edith N (976) on 30 Nov 2012

The Real Demons Are Within I probably would have had more of an idea what to expect from this movie if I knew more Japanese folklore…

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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…

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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…

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By Benjamin W (694) on 27 Jul 2012

Typical of early horror films, the plot was simple, the setting enveloping and ambiguous, and the full range of human emotions over-exaggerated…

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By Patryk C (413) on 18 Jul 2012

Not an easy film to watch as it's folk tale like story intervenes with the Western viewing principles…

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By Pedro S (129) on 02 Jul 2012

A living nightmare, that demonizes our most primitive instincts of survival. Hunger, greed, guilt, sex and fear lie within the hole of humanity…

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By Sam C (1,031) on 10 Jun 2012

Horror movies, and to be honest I've never considered this film to be one though it's often touted as such, too often derive their tension…

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By Pierluigi F (185) on 01 May 2012

Thank the heavens for this erotic and entrancing piece of Japanese Folklore…

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By Twins S (84) on 27 Apr 2012

A sensual horror... Possibly the scariest movie you will ever see…

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By Tom S (1,076) on 09 Mar 2012

There's nothing creepy here. Just a sparse story of people living in primitive and raw conditions, amid swaying waves of bamboo leaves…

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By Tutto F (12) on 25 Jan 2012

Great japanese scary drama, it gets better in the second half when the horror element rises…

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By Pejman M (3) on 22 Jan 2012

A Japanese horror film exploring the evils that always arise from war…

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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…

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By Hannah M (863) on 05 Jan 2012

Even though many would say this movie tends to drag its feet at the beginning, it never ceases being beautiful and mesmerizing…

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By Kenneth B (910) on 29 Nov 2011

I liked this very much, in fact probably more in retrospect than I realised at the time…

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By John A (1,813) on 08 Nov 2011

Saw Onibaba years ago but the sheer atmosphere and macabre content still haunts my memory today. Gothic gore need I say more…

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By Edgar C (1,352) on 31 Oct 2011

Brutal. Every action has its re-action…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 07 Oct 2011

One of the least interesting horror fantasy movies I've ever seen. It moves at a snail's pace, and not a lot happens…

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