Kuroneko

Kuroneko

Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!

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Release Date

2/24/1968

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A haunting folk horror tale where murdered women return as vengeful spirits to exact a terrible price on their killers. The film moves between moments of ethereal beauty and scenes of visceral supernatural horror, rooted in genuine trauma.

Mood

Dread-soakedMournfulUnsettlingMelancholic

Themes

RevengeGrief

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyHigh-contrastBlack and white

Structure

Linear

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Sexual violenceGraphic violence

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