Onibaba 1964

A.H. Weiler, New York Times: Although his artistic integrity remains untarnished, his driven rustic principals are exotic, sometimes grotesque figures out of medieval Japan, to whom a Westerner finds it hard to relate. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A creepy, interesting, and visually striking 1963 feature by Kaneto Shindo. Read more

Time Out: No masterpiece by any means, it's at times overplayed, but it's striking visually, handling swift horizontal movement very well. It's also genuinely erotic. Read more

Variety: Too often, it turns out to be a pot-pourri of ravenous eating and blatant sex. Read more