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By Scott G (1,078) on 26 Jul 2011

A samuri revenge film with a diference, a mother and daughter are killed by a clan of samuri but make a deal with the devil or there abouts,…

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By Sanjid P (73) on 06 Apr 2011

A haunting romance, chilling ghost story, and amusing fable, Kuroneko is a beautiful trip into a world between life and death, happiness and…

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By Robert H (1,967) on 16 Jan 2011

First-rate stuff: gorgeous b&w images dished up with enormous joie de cinéma, supporting a wonderfully creepy little story…

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By John Esther (94) for UR Chicago Magazine (83) on 28 Dec 2010

Because of the film's look and feel it has developed a sort of cult status and will be greeted voraciously by those who like their films politically…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 27 Oct 2010

There's a witchy, atmospheric timelessness to the movie that extends well past the unadorned sets…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 26 Oct 2010

Cinematographer Kiyomi Kuroda's silvery atmospheric camerawork in Onibaba has taken a turn for the theatrical here, with deep shadows and dramatic…

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By Gerald Peary (163) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 26 Oct 2010

With an invidious black cat meowing about, Shindô's movie, elegantly shot in widescreen black-and-white, melds Edgar Allan Poe and Oedipus…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 20 Oct 2010

A ghost story that's more eerie than unnerving, and often hauntingly lovely…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 20 Oct 2010

Nippo-Gothic horror fables have a long tradition of proto-feminist outrage... Kaneto Shindô's Kuroneko may take the cake…

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By Generoso F (106) on 16 Aug 2010

I want to chew you up and consume you A young lady and her mother are attacked, raped, and murdered while the man of the house is out at war…

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By Rhady N (55) on 08 Aug 2009

Following Onibaba, Kaneto Shindô delivers another stunning, eerie masterpiece…

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By Watari T (1) on 01 Apr 2009

Not the best kaibyo eiga of all times, but enough enjoyale to be watched due to talent of SHINDO Kaneto (one the best japanese director, ever)…

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By Arnaud L (153) on 20 Mar 2009

Cat people of the world unite and take over! every film with furry people sits very high in my personal rank…

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By Sergio M (183) on 20 Mar 2009

Cat people of the world unite and take over! every film with furry people sits very high in my personal rank…

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By Veli-Pekka P (3) on 03 Dec 2008

A laboured and repetitive ghost/vampire story that spends too long on interminable shots of walking, horse riding and dancing when it could…

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By James R (2,282) on 13 Nov 2008

OK, I suppose, I wasn't blown away by it…

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By Carly R (129) on 09 May 2008

Vampire cat spirits sucking samurai blood. I don't know about you, but that's one of the greatest things I've ever heard…

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By Private U (13,627) on 12 Jan 2008

Dreamy eerie slow poetry in b/w after Japanese folktale. Director Shindo likes Freud…

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By Richard C (1,724) on 29 Oct 2007

Another superb piece of cinema from a director that never fails to impress me…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 04 Aug 2007

Extremely slow, zen-like ghost tale…

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