Kaneto Shindo's Onibaba - Hayashi, Hikaru 1931-2012 (Toho International [u.a.], 2004)
2,35:1 aspect ratio ; 16:9 ; Dolby digital. - New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer ed.
Orig.: Japan 1964
New video interview with writer, director Kaneto Shindo ; rare super-8 black & white and color footage provided by actor Kei Sato, shot on location during the filming of "Onibaba" ; original trailer ; stills gallery featuring production skatches and promotional art ; new essay by Chuck Stephens, noted critic and scholar of Asian cinema ; filmmaker's statement from Kaneto Shindo ; rare Engl. translation of the original Buddhist fable that inspired the film