Blind Woman's Curse
DirectorTeruo Ishii
Producer
  • Hideo Koi
  • Shiro Sasaki[1]
Screenplay
  • Teruo Ishii
  • Yoshida Sone[1]
Starring
MusicHajime Kaburagi[1]
CinematographyShigeru Kitazumi[1]
EditingOsamu Ionue[1]
StudioNikkatsu[1]
DistributorDainichi Eihai
Released20 June 1970 (Japan)
Runtime84 minutes[1]
CountryJapan

Blind Woman's Curse (Japanese: 怪談昇り竜, Kaidan Nobori Ryū, lit. Ghost Story Rising Dragon) is a 1970 Japanese ero guro yakuza 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

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 on 6 August 1971.[1]

Home Video

Blind Woman's Curse was released on DVD in Region One on 8 May 2007 by Discotech Media.[4]

It was released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video in Region Two on 31 March 2014[5] and in Region One on 21 April 2015.[6]

References

  1. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 384.
  2. ^ "ja:石井輝男 怒涛の30本勝負" (in Japanese). 澁谷文化. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. ^ "Blind Woman's Curse". Arrow Films. 2015-04-26. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  4. ^ "Amazon.com"
  5. ^ "Blind Woman's Curse Blu-ray (怪談昇り竜 / Kaidan nobori ryû) (United Kingdom)". – via www.blu-ray.com.
  6. ^ "Blind Woman's Curse Blu-ray (怪談昇り竜 / Kaidan nobori ryû)". – via www.blu-ray.com.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.