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Kuroneko (1968)

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About this film

Kuroneko is a 1968 Japanese historical drama 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 died at the hands of 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.

Directors & creators

Kaneto Shindō

Subjects

Kuroneko, 1968, Japanese, historical drama, horror, film, directed by Kaneto Shindō

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