Monday 6 October 2008

blind beast


Blind Beast - Moujuu/Môjuu (Masumura Yasuzo 1969)
Country : Japan
Year: 1969
Genre: Horror

Yasuzo Masumura directs this Japanese cult film. A blind sculptor in search of the perfect female body kidnaps a beautiful young model and takes her back to his home -- a warehouse that he's filled with huge sculptures of body parts and the female form. At first, the model only wants to escape from this bizarre scene, but eventually, she succumbs to the sculptor's strange vision and even surpasses his obsession.

Seriously, I love Japanese films the most, The visuals, the rythms, the music, the pacing, last but not least, the over-exposure of the dark side of human beings. I saw this erotic thriller, moju last week. the most impressed part, for sure, is the story itself. But, somehow all those exaggerated breasts, legs, mouths sculptures and the accurate usage of light and shadow have left their imprints on me.

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