What is Onibaba/Kuroneko about?

Double Feature: ONIBABA, 1964, Janus Films, 103 min. Dir. Kaneto Shindô. In this chilling Japanese folk tale, a poverty-stricken mother and daughter-in-law make a meager living killing off samurai and selling their belongings. When a neighbor returns from war and becomes a part of their lives, they find themselves joined in a fate as horrific as it is beautiful. In Japanese with English subtitles. KURONEKO (YABU NO NAKA NO KURONEKO), 1968, Janus Films, 99 min. Another spectacularly creepy film from director Kaneto Shindô, who once again finds horror in a medieval Japan plagued by war. This time an evil ghost is tearing out the throats of roaming samurai; when a soldier sets off in search of the spirit, he finds himself confronting internal as well as external demons. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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What is Onibaba/Kuroneko about?: Double Feature: ONIBABA, 1964, Janus Films, 103 min. Dir. Kaneto Shindô. In this chilling Japanese folk tale, a poverty-stricken mother and daughter-in-law make a meager living killing off samurai and selling their belongings. When a neighbor returns from war and becomes a part of their lives, they find themselves joined in a fate as horrific as it is beautiful. In Japanese with English subtitles. KURONEKO (YABU NO NAKA NO KURONEKO), 1968, Janus Films, 99 min. Another spectacularly creepy film from director Kaneto Shindô, who once again finds horror in a medieval Japan plagued by war. This time an evil ghost is tearing out the throats of roaming samurai; when a soldier sets off in search of the spirit, he finds himself confronting internal as well as external demons. In Japanese with English subtitles.