Japan Synopsis
盲獣
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.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Drama + Horror in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blind Beast itself).
The 1968–1970 Japan Window
Blind Beast holds position #33 of 65 Japan films in the 1968–1970 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blind Beast premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Japan films in 1969.
The 306th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
70 audience reviews — more than 70% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Blind Beast, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sexual obsession · 3
- based on short story · 20
- bondage · 11
- sadomasochism · 8
- model · 7
- blind man · 7
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,933 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,288 of 1,933 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | January 25, 1969 |
| IMDb | tt0140384 |