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Blind Woman's Curse

Seen it?

1970 | 85 min | Crime, Horror, Drama, Action

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, horror fans and action fans. If you loved The Silence of the Lambs or Fargo, start here.
The mood
Scary, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1970: an older pace and style.

Akemi 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 along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Teruo Ishii

  • Meiko KajiAkemi Tachibana
  • Hoki TokudaAiko Gouda
  • Makoto SatōTani Shouichi
  • Hideo SunazukaKantaro
  • Nobuko AokiFemale Prisoner A
  • Shirō ŌtsujiSenba-tatsu
  • Tōru AbeDobashi
  • Yôko TakagiChie Mitsui / Chie-chan
  • Tatsumi HijikataUshimatsu / Hunchback Dancer
  • Shirō YanaseKawaguchi