Japan Synopsis
藪の中の黒猫
“Beware the haunted women who lurk in the bamboo forest as black cats craving the blood of samurai!”
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.
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
68 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kuroneko sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kuroneko. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kuroneko premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,365 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #21 of 391 (top 5%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | February 24, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0122136 |