1969 Film Editorial note
Blind Beast
Original title: 盲獣
Also known as Moju
Language Japanese
Subtitles English
Arrow Video Blu-ray edition.
An artist's model is abducted by a blind sculptor who wants her as the subject of his work. Yasuzo Masumura's adaptation of Edogawa Rampo moves from a photographic exhibition to an enclosed studio dominated by monumental representations of the body.
Editorial note
The opening exhibition presents bondage photographs of the model, making this a specific example of rope imagery within postwar Japanese art cinema. Its exploration of captivity, touch and artistic possession belongs to visual-cultural history, not practical instruction.
People & projects
- Masumura Yasuzo 増村保造 director
- Edogawa Rampo 江戸川乱歩 original story
- Midori Mako 緑魔子 cast
- Funakoshi Eiji 船越英二 cast
- Shirasaka Yoshio 白坂依志夫 screenwriter
- Sengoku Noriko 千石規子 cast
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