Kuroneko
is a 1968 Japanese jidaigeki 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 are raped and murdered by a band of samurai. It stars Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, and Kiwako Taichi.
Plot
Yone and her daughter-in-law Shige, who live in a house in a bamboo grove, are raped and murdered by a troop of samurai, and their house is burned down. A black cat appears, licking at the bodies.
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| author | Kaneto Shindō |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Kyoto |
| director | Kaneto Shindō |
| editor | Hisao Enoki |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | historical horror |
| keywords | black cat ceiling claim condemn cut emishi evil spirit family home kill lick minamoto no raikō murder northern japan rajōmon report samurai seven days severed head tōhoku young man |
| musicBy | Hikaru Hayashi |
| producer | Nichiei Shinsha |
| publisher | Toho |
| theme | ghost independent japanese japanese horror jidaigeki rape and revenge |