Kuroneko

(1968)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 237 votes

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Year: 1968

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 新藤兼人

Cast: 二代目 中村吉右衛門, 乙羽信子, 太地喜和子, 佐藤慶, 殿山泰司, 戸浦六宏, 観世栄夫, 江角英明, 大木正司, 加地健太郎

Plot

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.

A woman and her daughter-in-law are raped and murdered by samurais during the 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 eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.