BLIND WOMAN'S CURSE (1970) 怪談昇り竜 directed by Teruo Ishii Production: Nikkatsu Distribution = Dainichi Utsuhai June 20, 1970 85 minutes Fujicolor Cinemascope Meiko Kaji as Akemi Tachibana Hoki Tokuda as Aiko Gouda Makoto Sato as Tani Shouichi Toru Abe as Dobashi Shiro Otsuji as Senba-tatsu Before Lady Snowblood and before Female Prisoner Scorpion movies - in fact, around the time she was first getting noticed in the Stray Cat Rock series, SOMEONE had already figured out that the soft spoken, demure Meiko Kaji had an onscreen intensity about her that was suited for the oncoming stylistic shift in Japanese cinema. (Meiko Kaji) Blind Woman's Curse is the story of Akemi (Meiko Kaji) who has assumed the role of her father's crime organization in pre-modern Japan. While fighting a rival clan, she accidently blind's the leader's sister. She notices a stray black cat lapping up the blood from it - cursing her... (Meiko Kaji ) After getting out of prison, she tries to tak...
GIRL BOSS: CRAZY BALL GAME (1974)
女番長 玉突き遊び
directed by Ikuo Sekimoto
Production: Toei (Kyoto Studio)
Oct 19, 1974
87 minutes Color wide
Oct 19, 1974
87 minutes Color wide
Yuko Leaf as Kyoko Maki
with Ryoko Ema
Harumi Tajima
In the final installment of this series, Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto are noticeably absent - but luckily, Yuko Kano steps up and gives a noteworthy performance. She's not in Reiko and Miki's class as far as looks, but she's got enough spunk and attitude to carry the the movie and make it worth seeing. And with the help of many of the supporting players from other Japanese Bad Girl cinema surrounding her (Ryoko Ema, Harumi Tajima), this flick barely misses a beat.
It does everything right - the girl fights, the casual nudity, the torture, the cool clothes, the 70's music, Toru Abe as the boss... the finale is a little goofy, but as a complete film stands on it's own, even without the star power.
In the final installment of this series, Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto are noticeably absent - but luckily, Yuko Kano steps up and gives a noteworthy performance. She's not in Reiko and Miki's class as far as looks, but she's got enough spunk and attitude to carry the the movie and make it worth seeing. And with the help of many of the supporting players from other Japanese Bad Girl cinema surrounding her (Ryoko Ema, Harumi Tajima), this flick barely misses a beat.
It does everything right - the girl fights, the casual nudity, the torture, the cool clothes, the 70's music, Toru Abe as the boss... the finale is a little goofy, but as a complete film stands on it's own, even without the star power.
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