Kuroneko

Kuroneko (1968)

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

  • Genre: Horror, Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1968-02-24
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 183 ratings
  • Parental Guidance: PG-13
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nihon Eiga Shinsha
  • Production Country: Japan
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From 183 Ratings
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Summary

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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    Writing Kaneto Shindō Screenplay
    Directing Kaneto Shindō Director
    Sound Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer
    Production Nobuyo Horiba Producer
    Camera Kiyomi Kuroda Director of Photography
    Costume & Make-Up Shigeo Kobayashi Makeup Artist
    Art Toshiharu Takazu Set Decoration
    Sound Tetsuya Ohashi Sound Designer
    Editing Hisao Enoki Editor
    Production Setsuo Noto Producer
    Production Kazuo Kuwahara Producer
    Art Takashi Marumo Art Direction