Kuroneko (藪の中の黒猫) 56 years old

Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!

Kuroneko

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

Credits

Kuroneko Cast

Name Character
Taiji Tonoyama He was 55, 73 years old when he died as A Farmer
Kei Sato He was 42, 81 years old when he died as Raiko
Hideo Kanze He was 43, 79 years old when he died as Mikado
Nobuko Otowa She was 46, 70 years old when she died as Yone (Mother)
Rokkô Toura He was 41, 62 years old when he died as A Samurai
Eimei Esumi He was 35, 68 years old when he died
Shôji Ôki He was 31, 73 years old when he died
Kiwako Taichi She was 27, 48 years old when she died as Shige (Daughter-in-Law)
Kichiemon Nakamura He was 27, now 80 years old as Gintoki

Kuroneko Crew

Name Department
Kaneto Shindō as Director. He was 59 (100) years old when He died Directing
Kaneto Shindō as Screenplay. He was 59 (100) years old when He died Writing
Hikaru Hayashi as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (80) years old when He died Sound
Nobuyo Horiba as Producer. Production
Kuroneko poster
Kuroneko (56 years)

Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!

  • Release day: Saturday, February 24, 1968
  • Runtime: 100 minutes