Black Cat Mansion (Japanese: 亡霊怪猫屋敷, Hepburn: Bōrei kaibyō yashiki, lit.

Mansion of the Ghost Cat)[1] is a 1958 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa for Shintoho.

In a flashback, he is shown moving with his wife Yoriko from the city of Tokyo to a house in Kyushu, in order to help cure her tuberculosis.

They arrive at the centuries-old mansion, where Yoriko is apprehensive at the sight of a cat, a group of crows, and a bloodstained wall.

In a flashback to the Sengoku period (c. 1467–1600), it is revealed that the house was once known as Spiraea Mansion, and was overseen by Lord Ishido Sakon no Shogen, who was infamous for his short temper.

Back in the 20th century, the priest reveals that Saheiji is an ancestor of Yoriko, and gives Tetsuichiro a charm to ward off evil spirits.

[1] Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique Online wrote that the film "is not a masterpiece that will sway the uninitiated", but that it is an "atmospheric and well-executed genre piece".

[4] Scott Foutz of Sarudama.com called the film a "tragic ghost story", highly recommending it to fans of J-horror.