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| Nobuko Otowa | ... | Kichi's Mother | |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura | ... | Kichi's Wife | |
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Kei Satô | ... | Hachi |
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Jûkichi Uno | ... | Samurai General |
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... | Ushi | |
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Someshô Matsumoto | ... | Runaway Warrior A |
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Kentarô Kaji | ... | Runaway Warrior B |
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Hosui Araya | ... | Ushi's Follower |
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Fudeko Tanaka | ... | Old Woman |
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Michinori Yoshida | ... | Samurai with Blood |
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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | ... | Horse Riding Samurai A |
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Hiroshi Tanaka | ... | Horse Riding Samurai B |
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Kanzô Uni | ... | Horse Riding Samurai C |
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Nobuko Shimakage | ... | Child |
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In the Fourteenth Century, during a civil war in Japan, a middle-aged woman and her daughter-in-law survive in a hut in a field of reed killing warriors and soldiers to trade their possessions for food. When their neighbor Hachi defects from the war and returns home, they learn that their son and husband Kichi died while stealing supplies from farmers. Soon Hachi seduces the young widow and she sneaks out of her hut every night to have sex with him. When the older woman finds the affair of her daughter-in-law, she pleads with Hachi to leave the young woman with her since she would not be able to kill the warriors without her help. However, Hachi ignores her request and continues to meet the young woman. When a samurai wearing a demon mask stumbles upon the older woman at her hut asking her to guide him out of the field, she lures him and he falls in the pit where she drops the bodies of her victims. She climbs down the hole to take his possessions and his mask, and she finds he is a ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
4 February 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #226. See more »Alternate Versions
Originally cut in England when released in 1968, though the video releases are uncut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Wow,I saw this movie on Cable recently.Both of the women in this story are just trying their best to get by and survive in a bad situation.I could tell it was on a limited budget but very well written.It was erotic with frontal nudity and even filmed in the 60's.It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.I was trying to figure out where they were going with the whole thing.I kept trying to decide if I sympathized with the old woman more than the young one.Then at the end I felt sorry for both of them.What a great story.This one needs to be on Cable more often.This one is a must see even for people who only like contemporary films.I would recommend it to anyone.