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Blind Beast

1969 · 84 min

A claustrophobic, unsettling descent into sensory obsession that is visually striking and psychologically intense, demanding patience and tolerance for disturbing content.

Directed by
Yasuzō Masumura
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Overview
A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a deranged passion play of sensual and sexual obsession is acted out in world where sight is replaced by touch.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, tense and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Obsession, isolation, madness, sexuality
Content
Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
Note
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Directed by
Yasuzō Masumura
Genres
Thriller, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Yasuzō Masumura
Written by
Yoshio Shirasaka
Starring
Eiji Funakoshi, Mako Midori, Noriko Sengoku
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Cinematography
Setsuo Kobayashi
Runtime
84 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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