Kuroneko(Movie, 1968)

Name: Kuroneko
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
Released: 1968
Duration: T01:40:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "藪の中の黒猫" (Japanese/JA)

1h 40min | Genres: Horror, Fantasy

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 79 votes)

Kuroneko (藪の中の黒猫, Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko, "A Black Cat in a Bamboo Grove"; or simply The Black Cat) is a 1968 Japanese historical drama and horror film directed by Kaneto Shindō, and an adaptation of a supernatural folktale. Set during a civil war in feudal Japan, the film's plot concerns the vengeful spirits, or onryō, of a woman and her daughter-in-law, who died at the hands of a band of samurai. It stars Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, and Kiwako Taichi. Kuroneko was shot in black-and-white and in TohoScope format, and distributed by Toho. It was not dubbed in English, but was released with subtitles in the United States in 1968. ()

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About 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.

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Trailer for Kuroneko + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Janus Films Trailer(Trailer, 2:42)

Janus Films Trailer (Trailer) | KURONEKO Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema) (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Kyoto

Made by: Toho Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/26/1971 (World premiere: 02/24/1968)

Cast: Nakamura Kichiemon II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama, Hideo Kanze

Director: Kaneto Shindō

Screenwriter: Kaneto Shindō

Composer: Hikaru Hayashi

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Kuroneko, el grito del sexo"

"Kolasmena Pathi"

"Yabu no naka no kuroneko"

"쿠로네코"

"Black Cat in a Bamboo Grove"

"The Black Cat from the Grove"

"El gato negro"

Keywords: ghost, folk horror, samurai, revenge, black cat, murder, rape and revenge

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Kuroneko(Movie, 1968)

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