In this magnificently eerie and romantic film — loosely based on the Japanese folktale “The Cat’s Return” — a mother and daughter-in-law are raped and murdered by pillagers, but return from the dead as vampiric cat spirits intent on revenge. As the ghosts lure soldiers into the bamboo groves, a fearless samurai, Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura), is sent to stop their reign of terror.
Special Features:
- 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
- Original trailer
- Optional English subtitles
- 32-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Doug Cummings; a 1972 interview with Shindo conducted by Joan Mellen; and rare archival imagery