Kuroneko

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

1968 1h 40m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 241

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II
Gintoki
Nobuko Otowa
Yone
Kiwako Taichi
Shige
Kei Satō
Raiko
Taiji Tonoyama
Farmer
Rokkō Toura
Samurai
Hideo Kanze
Mikado
Eimei Esumi
Subordinate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaneto Shindō
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hikaru Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hisao Enoki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kichiemon Nakamura II and Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Beware what lurks in the bamboo forest craving the blood of samurai!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0122136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kaneto Shindō directs. Kiyomi Kuroda behind the camera. Hikaru Hayashi scores. Hisao Enoki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hikaru Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hisao Enoki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kichiemon Nakamura II and Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Beware what lurks in the bamboo forest craving the blood of samurai!".
8IMDB entry: tt0122136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "samurai", "revenge", "murder", "black cat".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.