Onibaba

Special Features (Blu-ray)

• Kaneto Shindo - in this archival video interview, director Kaneto Shindo discusses the production of Onibaba as well as the evolution of his career in Japan. The interview was conducted for Criterion in 2003. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. (22 min).
• Commentary - this audio commentary, which was recorded in 2001, features director Kaneto Shindo and actors Kei Sato and Jitsuko Yoshimura. The commentary initially appeared on Eureka Entertainment's DVD release of Onibaba. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
• Trailer - original Japanese trailer for Onibaba. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. (3 min, 1080p).
• On-Set Footage - presented here is super-8mm black & white footage shot by actor Kei Sato (Hachi) during the filming of Onibaba in the summer of 1964. Without sound. (38 min).
• Booklet - an illustrated booklet featuring an essay by film critic Elena Lazic, a 2001 director's statement by Kaneto Shindo, and a version of the Buddhist fable that inspired the film.

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