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.
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 61%.
Other movies from 1968 with similar scores include films like The Party, Hour of the Wolf and A Day Off.
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