Onibaba15

Directed by Kaneto Shindo | Japan | 1965 | 1h 38m | Japanese w/ English subtitles | Starring Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Jūkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama

In the marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law kill lost samurai and sell their belongings to survive. A neighbour returns from battle, and lust, jealousy and rage threaten to break the two women apart. A stolen demon mask seals their fate. Kaneto Shindo’s 1964 folk horror is driven by primal emotion, a frenzied score by Hikaru Hayashi, and stark black-and-white photography.

Hosted in partnership with Talking Movies Oxford, this one-off screening is presented on 35mm film, with a pre-screening introduction by Dr Alexander Jacoby of Oxford Brookes University.

Talking Movies Oxford are hosting a talk on Thursday 22nd Oxford at The Castle pub (Paradise St, Oxford OX1 1LD) entitled ‘Japanese Horror: Masked Demons, Feudal Fears, and Ghosts In The Machine’. Head over to their MeetUp page to sign-up: https://www.meetup.com/talking-movies-oxford/

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Saturday 10 October

35mm Screening + Intro

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What else is on?

Today (Saturday 26th September)

15:15

Just an Illusion 12A
1h 59m | French w/ English subtitles
Paris, 1985: 12-year-old Vincent navigates friendship, first love and a fractious family. A heart-warming comedy with strong performances from Louis Garrel and Camille Cottin, set to an infectious 1980s soundtrack.

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18:00

The Incomer 12A
1h 42m
A man and his sister survive on a remote Scottish island, hunting seabirds and retelling ancestral stories, until a council worker arrives to move them to the mainland. Domhnall Gleeson stars in Louis Paxton's Sundance award-winning comedy.

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20:30

Leviticus 15
1h 28m
Two teenage boys in an isolated Australian town are hunted by an entity that takes the form of the person they desire most – each other. Adrian Chiarella's assured coming-of-age horror confronts religious fanaticism and its cost to queer youth.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 27th September)

11:30

Kiki's Delivery Service U
1h 44m | English Dubbed Version
A beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli about a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. Screening plus crafted activities presented by Tiny Ideas Festival.

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15:00

Women on the Verge of a Nervous 15
1h 29m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Pepa’s frantic search for her vanished lover spirals into a whirlwind of jealous fiancées, hostage-taking terrorists, and absurd chaos. Almodóvar’s breakthrough comedy dazzles with surreal humour, bold melodrama, and a riot of colour, energy, and eccentricity.

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17:15

NTLive: The Misanthrope 15 TBC
2h
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) stars in Martin Crimp's razor-sharp reimagining of Molière's The Misanthrope, playing a novelist who refuses to lie in a world built on it. Indhu Rubasingham directs this National Theatre production, filmed live on stage.

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20:00

The Incomer 12A
1h 42m
A man and his sister survive on a remote Scottish island, hunting seabirds and retelling ancestral stories, until a council worker arrives to move them to the mainland. Domhnall Gleeson stars in Louis Paxton's Sundance award-winning comedy.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!