An Innocent Witch (1965)
- Original title
- 恐山の女
- Directed by
- Heinosuke Gosho
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman living near a sacred mountain is shunned by her community after she begins acting as a medium for the dead. The film follows her struggle against superstition and social isolation in a harsh rural setting.
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What happens
An Innocent Witch (Japanese: 恐山の女, Hepburn: Osorezan no onna; lit. Woman of Mount Osore) is a 1965 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It is based on the novel Reiba no onna by Hajime Ogawa. Called "uncharaceristically harsh" for the director by Gosho biographer Arthur Nolletti, the film, produced by Gosho's own production company, was not a commercial success, but is critically acclaimed by film historians. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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おんな番外地 鎖の牝犬 (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.