samurai,revenge,murder,black cat,ghost,rape and revenge,jidaigeki,folk horror,heian period

Kuroneko (1968)

Poster for Kuroneko

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kaneto Shindō
  • Profile picture of Kichiemon Nakamura II
    Gintoki Kichiemon Nakamura II
  • Profile picture of Nobuko Otowa
    Yone Nobuko Otowa
  • Profile picture of Kiwako Taichi
    Shige Kiwako Taichi
  • Profile picture of Kei Satō
    Raiko Kei Satō
  • Profile picture of Taiji Tonoyama
    Farmer Taiji Tonoyama
  • Profile picture of Rokkō Toura
    Samurai Rokkō Toura
  • Profile picture of Hideo Kanze
    Mikado Hideo Kanze
  • Profile picture of Eimei Esumi
    Subordinate Eimei Esumi

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Keywords

  • samurai
  • revenge
  • murder
  • black cat
  • ghost
  • rape and revenge
  • jidaigeki
  • folk horror
  • heian period