Essential Arthouse: Onibaba (1964) at Moxie Cinema
Schedule
Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
305 S Campbell, Suite 101, Springfield, MO, United States, Missouri 65806 | Springfield, MO
"One of the absolute peaks of atmospheric black-and-white horror." (TV guide) Kaneto Shindo’s chilling folktale ONIBABA is a singular cinematic experience. ONIBABA (1964) screens Wednesday, October 15 @ 7pm at Moxie Cinema. The Essential Arthouse series is Free for Moxie Members. Tickets on sale now - lineup below. "An absolute feast for the senses." (Polygon)
"A lush darkness fills every trippy scene in this stone cold (black-and-white) classic of Japanese horror." (Colesmithey.com)
"Onibaba is a chilling movie, a waking nightmare shot in icy monochrome, and filmed in a colossal and eerily beautiful wilderness." (Guardian)
Deep within the wind-swept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. Forced to murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for grain, they dump the corpses down a deep, dark hole and live off of their meager spoils. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from the skirmishes, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio’s tenuous existence, before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals the trio’s horrifying fate.
Essential Arthouse 2025
October 15: Onibaba (1964)
November 19: The 400 Blows (1959)
December 17: La Strada (1954)
Tickets are $11/Adults, $9/Students & Seniors, and Free for Moxie Members
305 S. Campbell (@ McDaniel) Downtown Springfield, MO
