{"product_id":"onibaba-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","title":"ONIBABA (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSYNOPSIS\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaneto Shindô, one of Japan’s most prolific directors, received his biggest international success with the release of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[\u003cem\u003eThe Demoness\u003c\/em\u003e] in 1964. Its depiction of violence and graphic sexuality was unprecedented at the time of release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShindô managed — through his own production company Kindai Eiga Kyôkai — to bypass the strict, self-regulated Japanese film industry and pave the way for such films as Yasuzo Masumura’s Môjû [\u003cem\u003eBlind Beast\u003c\/em\u003e] and Nagisa Ôshima’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAi no corrida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Realm of the Senses\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnibabaa\u003c\/em\u003e, in its alternate spelling] is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe women throw the samurai bodies into a pit, and barter their armour and weapons for food. When Hachi (Kei Satô), a neighbour returning from the wars, brings bad news, he threatens the women’s partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErotically charged and steeped in the symbolism and superstition of its Buddhist and Shintô roots, Kaneto Shindô’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis in part a modern parable on consumerism, a study of the destructiveness of sexual desire and — filmed within a claustrophobic sea of grass — one of the most striking and unique films of Japan’s last half-century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Onibaba for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70092\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGorgeous new 1080p HD transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length audio commentary by director Kaneto Shindô and the stars of the film, Kei Satô and Jitsuko Yoshimura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo introduction by Alex Cox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e46 minutes of 8mm footage shot on location by lead actor Kei Satô\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Doug Cummings; a 2004 statement from Kaneto Shindô; an English translation of the original fable; a 1972 interview with Shindô conducted by Joan Mellen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480029089966,"sku":"EKA70092","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ONIBABA-LIME-LIGHT-LIME-LIGHT-BD.jpg?v=1751295811","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/products\/onibaba-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}