Blind Beast vs. Dwarf
{{short description|2001 film by Teruo Ishii}}
{{missing information|the film's production, and reception|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Blind Beast vs. Dwarf
{{lang|ja|盲獣vs一寸法師}}
| image = Blind Beast vs. Dwarf FilmPoster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Teruo Ishii
| producer = Teruo Ishii
| writer = Teruo Ishii
Edogawa Rampo (original story by novels)
| starring = Lily Franky
Shinya Tsukamoto
Tetsurō Tamba
| music = Chika Fujino
Haru Oooka
| cinematography = Teruo Ishii
| editing = Masaki Yaguchi
Akiko Yamashita
| studio = Teruo Ishii Production
| distributor = Teruo Ishii Production / Slow Learner
| released = {{Film date|2001|06|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
}}
{{nihongo|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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=59 |script-title=ja:盲獣vs一寸法師|accessdate= 2011-09-21|language= Japanese |work= Agency for Cultural Affairs}}
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.[http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2009/09/17/erotic-scene-in-cult-flick-adds-to-troubles-for-dpjs-tanaka/ tokyoreporter.com 2009/09/17]
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
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=Home media=
The film was released on DVD by Panik House Entertainment on August 22, 2006.{{cite web |title=Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf (2001) - Teruo Ishii |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/blind-beast-vs-killer-dwarf-v349354/releases |website=Allmovie.com |publisher=Allmovie |accessdate=23 August 2018}} It was later released by Synapse Films on September 29, 2009.{{cite web |title=Amazon.com: Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf: Lily Franky, Teruo Ishii: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Beast-vs-Killer-Dwarf/dp/B002LFPAK2/ref=tmm_dvd_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&&qid=&&sr= |website=Amazon.com |date = 23 November 2009|publisher=Amazon |accessdate=23 August 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20090911021250/http://www.fjmovie.com:80/ishii/mojuvs/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/2001/dy003280.htm {{lang|ja|盲獣vs一寸法師}}] - Japanese Movie Database {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|0374076|Môjû tai Issunbôshi}}
- {{Rotten tomatoes|blind_beast_vs_killer_dwarf}}
{{Teruo Ishii}}
Category:2000s exploitation films
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:Films based on works by Edogawa Ranpo
Category:Films directed by Teruo Ishii
Category:Japanese horror films
Category:2000s Japanese-language films
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