Japan Synopsis
亡霊怪猫屋敷
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
The 1957–1959 Japan Window
32 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black Cat Mansion sits at position #15.
#1The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2 · 1959
#2The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#3The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.0 · 1959
#4Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#5Hiroshima Mon Amour
★ 7.8 · 1959
#6Good Morning
★ 7.7 · 1959
#7Fires on the Plain
★ 7.6 · 1959
#8The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.5 · 1958
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Cat Mansion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shintoho Company
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Cat Mansion premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,427 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,074 of 1,933 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shintoho Company |
| Runtime | 1h 9m |
| Release Date | July 13, 1958 |
| IMDb | tt0202268 |