Blind Beast vs. Dwarf
- 24 June 2001 (2001-06-24)
Blind Beast vs. Dwarf (盲獣vs一寸法師, Mōjū tai Issunbōshi) a.k.a. Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf is a 2001 Japanese horror film directed by Teruo Ishii in his final effort before his death in 2005.[1]
Mieko Tanaka, elected to the Diet in the 2009 Japanese general election, appears in a role that includes a nude scene. This precipitated a surge in its sales that year.[2]
Plot
While returning home after viewing an all-girls opera, dime-novel writer Monzo Kobayashi encounters a strange deformed dwarf dressed in samurai garb carrying a woman's severed arm. Unnerved yet fascinated by the encounter, Monzō begins his own research into dwarfs including the mysterious samurai-clad man. Introduced to investigator Kogoro Akechi by an old friend, Monzō learns about a string of grisly murders involving the same man whom Monzō had encountered. As time wears on, Monzō's fascination soon becomes an obsession as he desperately tries to find the secret behind the murders and the strange man.
Cast
- Lily Franky as Monzō Kobayashi
- Shin'ya Tsukamoto as Kogorō Akechi
- Hisayoshi Hirayama as Mōjuu / Blind Beast
- Little Frankie as Issunbōshi / Dwarf
- Mutsumi Fujita as Ranko Mizuki
- Reika Hashimoto as Yurie Yamano
- Tetsurō Tanba as Dr. Tange
- Kenpachirō Satsuma as Yasukawa, the doll-maker
Release
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Panik House Entertainment on August 22, 2006.[3] It was later released by Synapse Films on September 29, 2009.[4]
See also
References
- ^ 盲獣vs一寸法師. Agency for Cultural Affairs (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ tokyoreporter.com 2009/09/17
- ^ "Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf (2001) - Teruo Ishii". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf: Lily Franky, Teruo Ishii: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- 盲獣vs一寸法師 - Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Blind Beast vs. Dwarf at AllMovie
- Môjû tai Issunbôshi at IMDb
- Blind Beast vs. Dwarf at Rotten Tomatoes
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