The Black Cat
1968 · Movie · 99 min. · Japan
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 a ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women, in an eery, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight
Direction Kaneto Shindô
Cast Kichiemon Nakamura · Nobuko Otowa · Kiwako Taichi · Kei Sato · Taiji Tonoyama · Rokko Toura · Hideo Kanze · Hideaki Esumi · Shôji Ôki · Kentarô Kaji · Masaru Miyata · Noriyuki Nishiuchi
Soundtrack Hikaru Hayashi
Screenplay Kaneto Shindô
Cinematography Kiyomi Kuroda
Original title Yabu no naka no kuroneko
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