DVD
Kuroneko = Black cat
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
DVD special ed.
Languages
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Sato, Rokko Toura, Kiwako Taichi, Taiji Tonoyama, Hideo Kanze.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
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.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
Special features: video interview with director Kaneto Shindo from the Directors Guild of Japan ; video interview with film critic Tadao Sato ; theatrical trailer.