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Kuroneko
Director: Kaneto Shindô Run Time: 99 min. Format: 35mm Rating: NR Release Year: 1968
Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô, Kiwako Taichi
In this ghost story based on a folk tale of feudal Japan, a group of samurai mercenaries led by Raiko Minamoto (Kei Satô) storm the home of Yone (Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter, Shigei (Kiwako Taichi), pillaging their food before raping and murdering the pair and finally burning the house down. When the samurai are set upon by vengeful vampire-like ghosts, it falls to the warrior Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura) to slay the malicious spirits, but his connection to the victims leads to conflict.