From Japan, a horrors-of-war story pushed onto the supernatural plane. The story itself has to do with a savagely resourceful mother and daughter who survive by killing stray soldiers, stripping their bodies, dumping them into a black pit, and hocking their armor. Kaneto Shindo, an underrated director, offers a heatedly poetic treatment of the swampland setting, plus some gritty sex scenes and a grisly episode involving an irremovable mask. (1963) — Duncan Shepherd
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