Blind Woman's Curse
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| Directed by | Teruo Ishii |
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| Cinematography | Shigeru Kitazumi[1] |
| Edited by | Osamu Ionue[1] |
| Music by | Hajime Kaburagi[1] |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Blind Woman's Curse (Japanese: 怪談昇り竜) is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Teruo Ishii.[2]
Plot
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 and the victim of the slashing go on to seek revenge on Akemi's gang, leaving a trail of dead yakuza girls with their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.[3]
Cast
- Meiko Kaji - Akemi Tachibana
- Hoki Tokuda - Aiko Goda
- Makoto Satō - Tani
- Hideo Sunazuka - Kantaro
- Shirō Otsuji - Senba-tatsu
- Toru Abe - Dobashi
- Tatsumi Hijikata - Ushimatsu, Hunchback dancer
Release
Blind Woman's Curse was released in Japan on 20 June 1970.[1] It was distributed theatrically in the United States by Toho International 6 August 1971.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV 1996, p. 384.
- ^ 石井輝男 怒涛の30本勝負. 澁谷文化 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Blind Woman's Curse". Arrow Films. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
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