While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

Directed by: Kaneto Shindō
Written by: Kaneto Shindō
Runtime: 105 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: The most daring film import ever...From Japan!
Cast:
Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa
Woman 
Jitsuko Yoshimura Jitsuko Yoshimura
Young Woman 
Kei Satō Kei Satō
Hachi 
Jūkichi Uno Jūkichi Uno
The Samurai 
Someshō Matsumoto Someshō Matsumoto
Runaway Warrior 
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Also known as:
  • Devil Woman
  • La femme diabolique
  • The Demon
  • Онибаба
  • Onibaba - tappajat
  • Onibaba, les tueuses
  • The Hole
  • おにばば
  • A Mulher Demónio