Kuroneko
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| Directed by | Kaneto Shindo |
| Produced by | Nichiei Shinsha |
| Written by | Kaneto Shindo |
| Starring | Kichiemon Nakamura Nobuko Otowa Kiwako Taichi Kei Sato Hideo Kanze |
| Music by | Hikaru Hayashi |
| Cinematography | Kiyomi Kuroda |
| Editing by | Hisao Enoki |
| Release date(s) |  Feb 24, 1968 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Kuroneko (藪の中の黒猫 Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko?) is a 1968 Japanese horror film, directed by Kaneto Shindo. The title means "Black Cat" in English.
[edit] Plot
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 a ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women, in an eery, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
[edit] Cast
- Kichiemon Nakamura: Gintoki
- Nobuko Otowa: Yone (Mother)
- Kiwako Taichi: Shige (Daughter-in-Law)
- Kei Sato: Raiko
- Taiji Tonoyama: A Farmer
- Rokko Toura: A Samurai
- Hideo Kanze: Mikado
- Hideaki Esumi:
- Masashi Oki:
[edit] External links
- Kuroneko at the Internet Movie Database
- 藪の中の黒猫 (Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
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