Kuroneko

50th Anniversary!

(1968) dir Kaneto Shindô w/Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kiwako Taichi [99 min; DCP]
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 Shindô, KURONEKO (Black Cat) is a spectacularly eerie twilight tale with a shocking feminist angle, evoked through ghostly special effects and exquisite cinematography. – The Criterion Collection