Andrew and Matt discuss the 1964 Kaneto Shindo film Onibaba

Topics Discussed

• Podcast and movie introductions
• Andrew does the plot recap
• Abandon the Old in Tokyo
• Japanese Comics in general
• Onibaba as a folk tale
• Social class in Onibaba
• Uncanny Japan
• Late 90’s Anime craze, working at Borders
• Winter Tide
• Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
• The Lure

Citations/Reference

The film’s wikipedia page

We watched the Criterion Collection edition of the film on Filmstruck.