A bizarre blend of the female Yakuza film and traditional Japanese ghost story

A thrilling Yakuza film featuring eye-popping visuals, sensational fight sequences and the gorgeous Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood, Stray Cat Rock), in her first major role. Akemi (Kaji) is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi's gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies. A bizarre blend of the female Yakuza film and traditional Japanese ghost story, with a strong dash of grotesque-erotica (the same movement was a sensibility of Edogawa Rampo whose works were adapted by Ishii in Horrors of Malformed Men), Blind Woman's Curse is a delirious mash-up of classic genre tropes, of which Ishii was no stranger, having directed everything from Super Giant films to Biker movies!

Media

Bonus Materials

• New high definition digital transfer of the film prepared by Nikkatsu Studios
• Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
• Original Trailer
• Trailers for four of the films in the Meiko Kaji-starring Stray Cat Rock series, made at the same studio as Blind Woman's Curse
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes, illustrated with original archive stills.

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Meiko Kaji
•       Hoki Tokuda
•       Makoto Satô

Director: Teruo Ishii

Additional Details

Label: Arrow Video

Genre: Cult

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 85 mins

Region: A

Release Date: 04/21/15

UPC: 760137712091