Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Kuroneko end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kuroneko easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Kuroneko

Name: Kuroneko
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1968
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kichiemon Nakamura II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama

Beware what lurks in the bamboo forest craving the blood of samurai!

Directed by Kaneto Shindō

Produced by Nihon Eiga Shinsha, Kindai Eiga Kyokai

1968100 min7.4 / 10

A haunting folk-horror meditation on violation, vengeance, and the supernatural justice of wronged spirits, steeped in Japanese mythology and moral ambiguity.

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.

Clusters

Supernatural Horror Films Reality Turning Into Horror Murder And Assassination Samurai Movies Violent Revenge Movies

Genres

Drama Fantasy Horror

Keywords

Samurai Revenge Murder Black Cat Ghost Rape And Revenge Jidaigeki Folk Horror Heian Period

Questions people ask

Is Kuroneko sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Kuroneko end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Kuroneko scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Kuroneko easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Kuroneko violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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