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Kuroneko

1968 · 100 min

A haunting, slow-burning ghost story that lingers with its eerie atmosphere and tragic beauty.

Tagline
Beware what lurks in the bamboo forest craving the blood of samurai!
Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Written by
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Starring
Kichiemon Nakamura II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama, Rokkō Toura, Hideo Kanze, Eimei Esumi
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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