Film Screening: Onibaba

Your Film Society brings you the halloween special of the Japanese film Onibaba!

Set during a brutal period in history, a Japan ravaged by civil war between rivalling shogunates. Weary from combat, samurai are drawn towards the seven-foot high susuki grass fields to hide and rest themselves, whereupon they are ambushed and murdered by a ruthless mother (Nobuko Otowa) and daughter-in-law (Jitsuko Yoshimura) team.

** Film Classified as age 15+. Please also ensure you are checking all themes and guidance about the film online prior to the event to ensure that this is the right film for you. For overall content guidance the following link may be useful - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058430/parentalguide