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Kuroneko - The Masters of Cinema Series

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Number of Discs
1

Release Date
22/08/2005

Studio
Eureka

format
DVD / Normal

Duration
98

Certificate UK
15

Description

Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko (Yabu no naka no kuroneko, or The Black Cat Inside the Bamboo Grove) - released to great acclaim in 1968 - is a sparse, atmospheric horror story, ascribing to the director's philosophy of using beauty and purity to evoke emotion. Eccentric and more overtly supernatural than its breakthrough companion piece, Onibaba, Kuroneko revisits similar themes to reveal a haunting meditation on duty, conformity, and love. In this magnificently eerie and romantic film - loosely based on the Japanese folktale The Cat's Return - a mother and daughter-in-law (Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi) are raped and murdered by pillagers, but return from the dead as vampiric cat spirits intent on revenge. As the ghosts lure soldiers into the bamboo groves, a fearless samurai, Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura), is sent to stop their reign of terror. Kuroneko remains a standout film of the kaidan eiga genre of period ghost stories often based on old legends or kabuki plays. Marking Shindo's first use of wire work as Yone and Shige battle against samurai blades, the film is subtly complimented by Kiyomi Kuroda's award-winning chiaroscuro cinematography, Hikaru Hayashi's vibrant score, and riveting performances from many of the greatest actors of Japan's golden age of film.

Actor: Hideo Kanze
Music: Hikaru Hayashi
Actor: Rokko Toura
Producer: Setsuo Noto
Cinematographer: Kiyomi Kuroda
Producer: Kazuo Kuwahara
Cinematographer: Norimichi Igawa
Actor: Hideaki Esumi
Actor: Masashi Oki
Director: Kaneto Shindô
Producer: Kaneto Shindô
Writer: Kaneto Shindô
Actor: Nobuko Otowa
Actor: Kei Satô
Actor: Kichiemon Nakamura
Actor: Kiwako Taichi
Actor: Taijo Tonoyama

Main Format
DVD

Keyword Index
Kuroneko - The Masters of Cinema Series|Kichiemon Nakamura

Alternative Title
Yabu No Naka No Kuroneko

Colour
B/W

Region
Region 2

Subtitles
Subtitled

Extras 1
High Definition extras tbc

Extras 2
InteractiveMenu

Catalogue Number
EKA40104

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