Kuroneko
Sign in to saveis 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.
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7.4In 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.
Released: 1968-02-24100 minDir: Kaneto ShindōDrama, Fantasy, Horror
Cast
- Kichiemon Nakamura II as Gintoki
- Nobuko Otowa as Yone
- Kiwako Taichi as Shige
- Kei Satō as Raiko
- Taiji Tonoyama as Farmer
- Rokkō Toura as Samurai
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kuroneko
- Film.image
- Kueroneko-film-poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Kaneto Shindō
- Film.producer
- Nichiei Shinsha
- Film.screenplay
- Kaneto Shindō
- Film.music
- Hikaru Hayashi
- Film.cinematography
- Kiyomi Kuroda
- Film.editing
- Hisao Enoki
- Film.distributor
- Toho
- Film.runtime
- 99 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Film.language
- Japanese
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Kaneto Shindō
- Screenwriter
- Kaneto Shindō
- Cast member
- Hideo Kanze
- Composer
- Hikaru Hayashi
- Narrative location
- Kyoto
- Duration
- +99
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14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Release
- Reception
- Contemporary reviews
- Retrospective assessments
- Themes
- Legacy
- Awards
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- See also
- External links
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.
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.