Black Cat Mansion
1958 [JAPANESE]
Action / Drama / Horror

Plot summary
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
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`Avenge us on Shogen.until his line is extinct!'
Descent, but it's no Kwaidan
Descent but forgettable early J-horror. Basically, an evil-cat spirit living in a mansion haunts the new owners and tries to kill the consumptive wife. Some interesting use of non-linear narrative in this film, with three distinct periods shot in three different modes of color. Most of the middle time-period (the bluescale) story was engaging and great for a horror movie. When it jumped back to the past (in color), it changed tone pretty heavily and became more of a samurai slasher flick. This was less engaging. Also, the resolution was not satisfying. Appreciated the practical special effects and the soundtrack which reminded me of old universal horror movies. A decent 7, probably not worth a rewatch though.