Two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers. Soon they reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally murder the passing samurai.
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| Kichiemon Nakamura | ... | Gintoki | |
| Nobuko Otowa | ... | Yone (Mother) | |
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Kei Satô | ... | Raiko |
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Rokkô Toura | ... | A Samurai |
| Kiwako Taichi | ... | Shige (Daughter-in-Law) | |
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Hideo Kanze | ... | Mikado |
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Eimei Esumi | ||
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Shôji Ôki | ||
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Kentarô Kaji | ||
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Masaru Miyata | ||
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Noriyuki Nishiuchi | ||
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Eishu Kaneda | ||
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Jôji Taki | ||
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Miyako Kasai | ||
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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. Written by xenophil
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sex with ghost | bare breast | female frontal nudity | supernatural horror | female rear nudity |Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
24 February 1968 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Black Cat See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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The original title translates to "In the Grove of the Black Cat" and is a direct reference to the Ryunosuke Akutagawa story, "Yabu no Naka" ("In a Grove"), which also inspired Kurosawa for Rashomon. See more »Goofs
During the fight between the Samurai and the ghost of his mother near the end of the movie, the ropes used to lift the actress are clearly visible on several shots. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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KURONEKO is simply one of the best ghost/horror films ever made. The stylised nature of the film creates the feeling "haunting" in a way that few horror films could ever even imagine. The aesthetics informed many other ghost stories, particulary those from Asia, for example A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), but few other films are as undiluted as KURONEKO.