A woman and her daughter-in-law are raped and murdered by samurais during the time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero, to quell what is evidently a ghost.
Some of the horror elements in Kuroneko has in my opinion been somewhat lost through the decades since its release, but it still got an immense amount of haunting imagery and the visuals, oh my God the visuals are unforgettable and beautiful. Director Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba) had an amazing ability to make his characters really feel like ethereal beings. Keep an eye out for the shot where one of the women leaps over a samurai, and her white kimono practically shines in contrast to the utterly pitch black background. A great classic that has a big place in Japans horror cinema history.
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