# Kuroneko (1968)

> A graceful Japanese folk-horror revenge tale in which murdered women haunt samurai through a war-scarred forest.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25494

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Kaneto Shindō
- Cast: Kichiemon Nakamura II, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama, Rokkō Toura, Hideo Kanze, Eimei Esumi
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122136/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, haunting, darkly seductive, late night horror viewing, japanese cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of vengeance and the supernatural set against the backdrop of civil war.

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