Kuroneko (1968)

02/24/1968 (JP) • 1h 40m

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

samurai

revenge

murder

black cat

ghost

rape and revenge

jidaigeki

folk horror

heian period

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