Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi
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 ...( read more
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Another superb piece of cinema from a director that never fails to impress me. Following on from the erotically charged Onibaba, Shindo produces yet another piece of otherworldly cinema.
Whilst hindered a little by some repetitive scenes and perhaps not as potent as Onibaba, K...( read more)
Good but not great. Very similar to Onibaba, yet all the elements don't quite work. The cinematography is beautiful and the images are haunting. Also like Onibaba, the soundtrack is great. I found the story did get a bit repetitive towards the start but it managed to get itself b...( read more)
enchanting horror for feline creepy lovers. Catchy very well made special effects for that time!
Loosely based on a Japanese folktale entitled The Cat's Revenge, Kuroneko is a spare, atmospheric, sensual, and acutely haunting portrait of love, duty, revenge, and inhumanity. Kaneto Shindo juxtaposes elemental and poetic natural imagery with the abstract, highly stylized expre...( read more)
Following "Onibaba", Kaneto Shindō delivers another stunning, eerie masterpiece.
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