Halloween is nearly upon us, and to help get you into the spirit of things, the Cube is excited to present this rare screening of a Japanese horror classic.

Based on a supernatural folktale, 'Kuroneko' (or 'Black Cat in a Bamboo Grove' to give it the full Japanese title) is a brilliantly realised example of a 'Kaibyō' or 'supernatural cat' tale of Japanese folklore.   A popular film genre, stories often centre on an untimely and violent death where the victim's spirit inhabits - often through actual consumption by - the body of a nearby cat.  The moggy soon becomes mysterious and malevolent, causing havoc and mayhem until the spirit is in some way avenged.

Shot in TohoScope, with beautiful black-and-white photography, Kaneto Shindo's film is as sumptuously atmospheric and supremely spooky as his earlier 'Onibaba' - and is guaranteed to get your timbers a-shivering all the way to the litter tray!

Doors open: 19:30

Film start time: 20:00

We may show a trailer or two but we never screen a programme of adverts so the film will start a few minutes after the advertised time.