Kuroneko

Kuroneko

100 mins | Horror, Fantasy | Feb. 24, 1968

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.

Kuroneko

100 mins | Horror, Fantasy | Feb. 24, 1968

Kuroneko
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 藪の中の黒猫
Directors Kaneto Shindō
Writers Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

as Yone

Kiwako Taichi

as Shige

Kei Satō

as Raiko

Taiji Tonoyama

as Farmer

Rokkō Toura

as Samurai

Hideo Kanze

as Mikado

Eimei Esumi

as Subordinate

Shôji Ôki

as Subordinate

Kentarô Kaji

as Subordinate

Joji Taki

as Subordinate

Chiyo Okada

as Nehiko