Yabu no naka no kuroneko 1968

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: A ghost story that's more eerie than unnerving, and often hauntingly lovely. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Kaneto Shindo may be the least namechecked of Japan's go-to Golden Age directors. This ghost story, however, proves that he's ripe for reappraisal... Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: There's a witchy, atmospheric timelessness to the movie that extends well past the unadorned sets. Read more

Michael Atkinson, L.A. Weekly: Shindo's evocation of the central haunted bamboo grove is all night shadows and luminescent mist. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: An eerie, meticulously plotted samurai ghost story full of gorgeous visual flourishes. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Nippo-Gothic horror fables have a long tradition of proto-feminist outrage... Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko may take the cake. Read more