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Kuroneko

Kuroneko

Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!

19687.41h 40m

Overview

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Written by Kaneto Shindō
Produced by Kazuo Kuwahara, Setsuo Noto, Nobuyo Horiba
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Top Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Gintoki

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Yone

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako Taichi

Shige

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Raiko

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Farmer

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Samurai

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Mikado

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Subordinate

S

Shōji Ōki

Subordinate

K

Kentarô Kaji

Subordinate

Themes & Keywords

samurairevengemurderblack catghostrape and revengejidaigekifolk horrorheian period

About Kuroneko

Kuroneko is a drama, fantasy, horror film released in 1968 exploring themes of samurai, revenge, murder, black cat, ghost, rape and revenge. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, it stars Kichiemon Nakamura II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi. In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.

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