---
title: 'Kuroneko (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kaneto Shindō'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kuroneko-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122136/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kuroneko (1968)

1968 · 99 min · Horror · Japan

Original title: 藪の中の黒猫

## Synopsis

Kuroneko  is a 1968 Japanese jidaigeki horror film directed by Kaneto Shindō, and an adaptation of a supernatural folktale. Set during a civil war in feudal Japan, the film's plot concerns the vengeful spirits, or onryō, of a woman and her daughter-in-law, who are raped and murdered by a band of samurai. It stars Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, and Kiwako Taichi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)
- **Screenplay:** [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hikaru Hayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hikaru-hayashi)

## Cast

- [Hideo Kanze](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-kanze)
- [Kiwako Taichi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiwako-taichi)
- [Nakamura Kichiemon II](https://cinepixo.com/people/nakamura-kichiemon-ii)
- [Nobuko Otowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuko-otowa)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Kei Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-sato)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kuroneko-1968
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