

Kuroneko
Visit website7.4/10 • 208
1968-02-24 • 1h 40m
Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!
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.
- Directors
- Kaneto Shindō
- Editors
- Hisao Enoki

Kuroneko
Visit website1968-02-24 • 1h 40m
7.4/10 • 208
Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!
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.
- Directors
- Kaneto Shindō
- Editors
- Hisao Enoki
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKichiemon Nakamura II
Gintoki
Nobuko Otowa
Yone
Kiwako Taichi
Shige
Kei Satō
Raiko
Taiji Tonoyama
Farmer
Rokkō Toura
Samurai
Hideo Kanze
Mikado
Eimei Esumi
Subordinate
Shōji Ōki
Subordinate
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- Keywords
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