I was in the same boat as I'm guessing most of the people reading this are; how shocking can a movie from the 60's be? Very shocking, is what I'd say in regards to Blind Beast.
The plot for the majority of the film involves a blind sculpter kidnapping a young model, and locking her in his weird studio. The model then spends most of the remainder of the film trying to get out, in different ways. Then, for some reason, the last twenty minutes are almost completely different to the rest of the film, turning way more arthouse and also more exploitative, disturbing, and even bordering on pinku.
What stands about Blind Beast is how proficent the whole thing looks. Other then one or two things (such as small televisions), Blind Beast could be released now and it would still look modern. The studio room where most of the film takes place is amazing, with the walls obscured with life-size stone limbs and other giant body parts, and the two behemothic sculptures in the centre of the room. The acting is also very good, especially the blind guy.
I went into Blind Beast not knowing what to expect, and came out pleasently surprised. It suceeds as a stylish but creepy and ultimately freaky Japenese film, and did it all without a lot of nudity or blood.
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