ONIBABA (Japanese Film Festival 2009) August 28, 2009

In a war-torn 14th century Japan, a woman and her daughter-in-law eke out their living by ambushing worn-out fleeing warriors, killing them and selling their belongings. The woman begins to mistrust her daughter-in-law who couples up with a deserter. Obsessed with jealousy and the fear that the younger woman would leave her, she schemes to keep the younger woman by her side by wearing a demonic mask to scare the couple. To her horror, the mask becomes securely stuck to her face and her attempts to remove it result in the greatest horror of all. Partially based on the legends of onibaba (demon-hag), the film tells a dynamic story of unrestrained desires and instincts.

Tickets for Free-Admission screenings are issued on the same day of the screening session on a first-come, first-served basis:
- from 7.00pm on weekdays and
- from 1.30pm on Saturday.

Tickets can be collected at the SFS desk outside the Gallery Theatre.

Official Website: http://sfs.org.sg/japanesefilmfestival