#584: SHINDO, Kaneto: Kuroneko (1968)
SHINDO, Kaneto (Japan)
Kuroneko [1968]
Spine #584
DVD
DVD
In this poetic and atmospheric horror fable, set in a village in war-torn feudal Japan, malevolent spirits are ripping out the throats of itinerant samurai. When a military hero is dispatched to confront the unseen force, he finds that he must struggle with personal demons as well. From Kaneto Shindo, director of the similarly terrifying Onibaba, Kuroneko (a.k.a. Black Cat) is a spectacularly eerie twilight tale, with a surprising feminist angle, evoked through ghostly special effects and exquisite cinematography.
99 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2011
Director/Writer
Kaneto Shindo was 56 when he wrote and directed Kuroneko.
Other Shindo films in the Collection:
#811: The Naked Island (1960)
#226: Onibaba (1964)
The Film
Other Shindo films in the Collection:
#811: The Naked Island (1960)
#226: Onibaba (1964)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and an excerpt from film scholar Joan Mellen’s 1972 interview with Shindo.
Commentary
None.
Video interview
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and an excerpt from film scholar Joan Mellen’s 1972 interview with Shindo.
Commentary
None.
Video interview
With director Shindo from the Directors Guild of Japan.
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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