Blind Beast

About Blind Beast

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.

Blind Beast (1969) is a horror thriller film directed by Yasuzō Masumura. Its themes are complex, based on short story, model, and sadomasochism.

Eiji Funakoshi stars as Michio, Mako Midori as Aki, and Noriko Sengoku as Shino. At 84 minutes long, it arrived in January 1969.

The screenplay is by Yoshio Shirasaka. It streams on ARROW, BFI Player Amazon Channel, and Fandor Amazon Channel in the United States.

Crash, The Story of O, and Shutter Island make useful companions to Blind Beast, all filed under aggressive, intense, and sexual obsession. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 107 votes and it carries a NC-17 rating.