Product Notes
In this poetic and atmospheric horror fable, set in a village in war-torn medieval Japan, a malevolent spirit has been ripping out the throats of itinerant samurai. When a military hero is sent to dispatch the unseen force, he finds that he must struggle with his own personal demons as well. From Kaneto Shindo, director of the terror classic Onibaba, Kuroneko (Black Cat) is a spectacularly eerie twilight tale with a shocking feminist angle, evoked through ghostly special effects and exquisite cinematography.
Product Reviews
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 other than the woman's former husband, who has been ordered by his superiors to assassinate the guilty party. Plot twists abound as the older, vengeful spirit seeks to exact poetic justice despite the younger ghost's reluctance to destroy the man who once loved her. Though not on the epic level of Kwaidan or Onibaba, this adaptation of an ancient folk tale benefits from the same cultural richness, as well as a touch of social allegory. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
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Kuroneko |
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Horror |
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18 October 2011 |
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Kichiemon Nakamura(Gintoki), Nobuko Otowa(Mother), Kiwako Taichi(Daughter-in-Law), Kei Sato(Raiko), Hideo Kanze(Mikado) |
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Kaneto Shindo |
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Not Rated |
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Blu-ray Disc |
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2066 |
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715515087810 |
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HVD508781 |
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18 October 2011 |
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CRITERION COLLECTION ( CTIN ) |
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99 |
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A: Americas, E Asia |
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2.35:1 (Cinemascope), Black and White |
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English |
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Japanese |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:A |
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Hideo Kanze(Mikado), Kei Sato(Raiko), Kichiemon Nakamura(Gintoki), Kiwako Taichi(Daughter-in-Law), Nobuko Otowa(Mother), Rokko Toura(Samurai), Taiji Tonoyama(Farmer) |
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Art Director:Takashi Marumo, Cinematographer:Kiyomi Kuroda, Composer (Music Score):Hikaru Hayashi, Director:Kaneto Shindo, Producer:Nichiei Shinsha, Screenwriter:Kaneto Shindo |
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