Kuroneko

For the singer, see Kuroneko (singer).

For the Trigun character, see Kuroneko-sama.

Kuroneko
File:Kuronekoposter.jpg Mexican poster for Kuroneko
Directed by	Kaneto Shindō
Written by	Kaneto Shindō
Produced by	Nichiei Shinsha
Starring	Kichiemon Nakamura Nobuko Otowa Kiwako Taichi Kei Sato Hideo Kanze
Cinematography	Kiyomi Kuroda
Edited by	Hisao Enoki
Music by	Hikaru Hayashi
Release dates	Feb 24, 1968
Running time	95 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Kuroneko (藪の中の黒猫, Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko) is a 1968 Japanese horror film, directed by Kaneto Shindō. The title means "Black Cat" in English. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

Plot

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 a Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.

Cast

• Kichiemon Nakamura: Gintoki
• Nobuko Otowa: Yone (Mother)
• Kiwako Taichi: Shige (Daughter-in-Law)
• Kei Sato: Raiko
• Taiji Tonoyama: A Farmer
• Rokko Toura: A Samurai
• Hideo Kanze: Mikado
• Hideaki Esumi:
• Masashi Oki:

External links

• "藪の中の黒猫 (Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
• Kuroneko at IMDb
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