Blind Woman's Curse
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| Directed by | Teruo Ishii |
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| Cinematography | Shigeru Kitazumi |
| Edited by | Osamu Ionue |
| Music by | Hajime Kaburagi |
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| Distributed by | Dainichi Eihai |
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84 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
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.
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.
Cast
- Meiko Kaji - Akemi Tachibana
- Hoki Tokuda - Aiko Goda
- Makoto Satō - Tani
- Hideo Sunazuka - Kantaro
- Shirō Otsuji - Senba-tatsu
- Ryōhei Uchida as Aozora
- Toru Abe - Dobashi
- Tatsumi Hijikata - Ushimatsu, Hunchback dancer
Release
Blind Woman's Curse was released in Japan on 20 June 1970. It was distributed theatrically in the United States by Toho International on 6 August 1971.
Home Video
Blind Woman's Curse was released on DVD in Region One on 8 May 2007 by Discotech Media.
It was released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video in Region Two on 31 March 2014 and in Region One on 21 April 2015.