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...
TRAP OF LUST (1973, Japan) DVD - 3/5
Called a reimagining of Seijun Suzuki's 'Branded to Kill', it's more like, the writer of 'Branded to Kill' took some of the bare bones story and crammed it into a Roman Porno. But whereas Branded to Kill had its own quirky charm to it, THIS has more of a sinister quirk to it, and that's not a bad thing.
Our protagonist isn't likable at all, except when you see what he's up against - a creepy guy in a weird make-up and oversized trench coat that carries around a midget sized life-like doll (with a weird mask), who kill and rape in not so pretty ways. We first see these two - I mean - we THINK it's two people at first - you're not sure - as you see them through a keyhole from the protagonist's point of view - as they torture and rape some girl.
I have to admit, I was intrigued by it, despite being a little creeped out. You WANT to watch, because you're not sure what weird shit is going to happen next.
A pleasant surprise as a part of my ARROW Branded to Kill Blu-ray!
Well, maybe pleasant isn't the word I was looking for...
Our protagonist isn't likable at all, except when you see what he's up against - a creepy guy in a weird make-up and oversized trench coat that carries around a midget sized life-like doll (with a weird mask), who kill and rape in not so pretty ways. We first see these two - I mean - we THINK it's two people at first - you're not sure - as you see them through a keyhole from the protagonist's point of view - as they torture and rape some girl.
I have to admit, I was intrigued by it, despite being a little creeped out. You WANT to watch, because you're not sure what weird shit is going to happen next.
A pleasant surprise as a part of my ARROW Branded to Kill Blu-ray!
Well, maybe pleasant isn't the word I was looking for...
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