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
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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