Kuroneko
藪の中の黒猫
Japan • 1968
Director
#584Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorKaneto Shindō
WriterKaneto Shindō
CinematographerKiyomi Kuroda
ComposerHikaru Hayashi
EditorHisao Enoki
ProducerNobuyo Horiba, Kazuo Kuwahara, Setsuo Noto