Ghostly Mother

Shindo Kaneto
Otsuba Nobuko, Uno Shigeharu, Sato Kei, Yoshimura Mikiko, Tono Yamatoshi
1964
Japan
Completed
Japanese
103 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as鬼婆,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At1964Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。
During the Nanboku-chō period in Japan, constant warfare leaves the people displaced. A mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law live on a weedy plain, making a living by hunting down straggling soldiers and stripping their armor for food. One night, a young soldier named Hachi (played by Sato Kei) returns from the battlefield and informs the mother-in-law (played by Otsuba Nobuko) that her son is dead, deciding to stay and live with them. Hachi continuously teases the daughter-in-law (played by Yoshimura Mikiko), and one night, the daughter-in-law throws caution to the wind and rushes to Hachi's place, where they become entangled... The mother-in-law fears losing her daughter-in-law. In desperation, she encounters a samurai (played by Uno Shigeharu) wearing a demon mask who claims to possess a beautiful face. The mother-in-law kills the samurai and dons the mask, hoping to scare her daughter-in-law away, but ultimately fails. However, what is even more terrifying is that the mask she wears is cursed... This film won awards for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Ribbon Awards in Japan.