Kuroneko (1968)

Beware what lurks in the bamboo forest craving the blood of samurai!

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.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Stars: Kichiemon Nakamura II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama

Release Date: 1968-02-24

Country: Japan

Ratings: 7.4 / 10 (231 votes)

Runtime: 100 mins