From the man who gave us eerie Japanese
psychological horror ‘Onibaba’, here is another equally brilliant supernatural
horror offering not to be missed. It begins with a bunch of hungry and thirsty
warriors came around a secluded hut surrounded by grove where two ladies live
alone. They not only ravaged the house for food but also gang raped the young
girl. The house is set on fire as soon as they left. Next is haunting horror
journey in company of stray black cats, deceptive specter full of appearances
and disappearances, a series of night affairs began with chance, guided by lust
and ended with revenge trap. Don’t consider it as entire spoiler of the film;
since this is just what one third of the film is, the rest is still an
intriguing thrill of more than an hour.
Just like ‘Onibaba’, Kaneto
Shindo maintained a haunting atmospheric set up in fine B&W frames. The
paddy field and a round pit of ‘Onibaba’ replaced here with a dark narrow path
and a house surrounded by bamboo clad jungle. The natural set up adds unusual
wild and raw tense feel into the frames and action. In both the films
passionate love is used as catalyst factor progressing the drama and action. It’s
this treatment and style which sets this supernatural revenge fable into
something unique and unforgettable classic experience on screen.
Ratings-8/10
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