In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a 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 an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
Kuroneko has generally received very positive reviews.
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Kuroneko was released in 1968 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 61 reviews, giving Kuroneko (1968) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 78%, Kuroneko is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1968, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1968 with similar scores include films like The Party and Hour of the Wolf.
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