Blind Beast
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Blind Beast (1969) is a Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura after a 1931 story by Edogawa Rampo, first released in 1969. It is the story of a blind sculptor who kidnaps a beautiful young model and takes her back to his home.
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Plot
Young aspiring model Aki Shima is kidnapped by a mysterious blind man and taken to his home in a warehouse, which is filled with sculptures of human body parts and female figures. The blind man, Michio Sofu, is a sculptor who wishes to use Aki as an unwilling muse for his greatest work. As her time in captivity wears on, Aki soon becomes enraptured by her blind captor and the two soon become lovers, beginning a series of Sadomasochistic games. In the end Aki agrees to become something more than just the inspiration for his masterpiece, becoming the art piece itself, to which Michio agrees. After killing and dismembering Aki, Michio "sculpts" her corpse into a macabre work of art. Seeing his life's work complete, Michio then commits suicide.
Score
Parts of the film score were by Hikaru Hayashi.
Analysis
The film shares similarities with The Collector by John Fowles, Boxing Helena (1993) and Tattoo (1981).
See also
Related: Japanese bondage - amputation in fiction - 1969 - Edogawa Rampo - Japanese cinema - Yasuzo Masumura
