Kuroneko
Summary:
Set in feudal Japan, this atmospheric and violent ghost story (whose title literally translates as The Black Cat in the Bush) begins with the brutal murder of two women by a band of mercenary samurai, whose leader is subsequently tracked down, seduced, and murdered by a young woman possessed by the shape-shifting specter of his victim. Called upon to avenge the warrior's death is none... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Kichiemon Nakamura - (Gintoki)
Nobuko Otowa - (Mother)
Kiwako Taichi - (Daughter-in-Law)
Kei Sato - (Raiko)
Hideo Kanze - (Mikado)
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Review:
Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko combines a traditional Kwaidan, or vengeful ghost story, with some samurai action in the story of two murdered women (Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi) revived by a demon-cat to kill all samurai warriors. The women's son/husband Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura) is ordered to destroy them, and the ensuing emoti... Continue >>
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