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Kuroneko

1968-02-24 · 100 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

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.

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Directors
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Nihon Eiga Shinsha, Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura IIKichiemon Nakamura IIGintoki
Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaYone
Kiwako TaichiKiwako TaichiShige
Kei SatōKei SatōRaiko
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaFarmer
Rokkō TouraRokkō TouraSamurai
Hideo KanzeHideo KanzeMikado
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiSubordinate
Shōji ŌkiSubordinate
Kentarô KajiSubordinate
Joji TakiSubordinate
Chiyo OkadaChiyo OkadaNehiko
Miyako Kasai
Kayoko Sebata
Harumi Hirota
Yoshiko Uchi

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