Môjû (1969)

Réalisateur:

Yasuzo Masumura

Scénaristes:

Rampo Edogawa (story)
Yoshio Shirasaka (writer)

Date de sortie:

avril 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Horreur

Intrigue:

A blind sculpter and his mother kidnap a young model.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Dismemberment | Cult Favorite | Kidnapping | Blindness

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of the better movies within its genre.

Ensemble

Eiji Funakoshi	...	Michio
Mako Midori	...	Aki
Noriko Sengoku	...	Mother

Réalisé par
Yasuzo Masumura

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Rampo Edogawa		story
Yoshio Shirasaka		writer

Produit par
Hiroaki Fujii	....	co-producer
Masaichi Nagata	....	executive producer
Masaichi Nagata	....	producer
Kazumasa Nakano	....	producer

Musique originale
Hikaru Hayashi

Image
Setsuo Kobayashi

Montage
Tatsuji Nakashizu

Direction artistique
Shigeo Mano

Technicien du son
Takeo Suda	....	sound recording supervisor

Caméra et Département Electrique
Nagaharu Watanabe	....	lighting technician

Companies de production

• Daiei Motion Picture Company
• Daiei Studios

Distributeurs

• Daiei International Films (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Ronin Films (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) (re-release)
• Zootrope Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Daiei Motion Picture Company (Japan)
• Daiei Studios (USA) (subtitled)
• Fantoma (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Intercontinental Video (2006) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Yume Pictures (2006) (UK) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Blind Beast (USA)
Moju (Japan) (alternative spelling)
Warehouse

Durée:

86 min

Pays:

Japan

Langue:

Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur (Daieicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Classification:

UK:18 | France:-16

Société:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

One of the better movies within its genre.

Yes, believe it or not, these weird, artistic looking, violent, sadomasochism movies are actual part of a much larger genre, that mostly the Japanese have specialized in. Its genre is often hard to watch but at the same time you will also be able to appreciate the visual beauty and delicateness of the movie.

Out of all the movies I have seen so far that can be put under the same label as "Môjû", this movie is certainly one of the better ones. Its storytelling shock you more than the actual images of the movie and visually it's also a great looking movie with grand and unusual looking sets. It's definitely an artistic movie but it's story will still grab everyone, no matter how simplistic it and odd it all gets at times.

Even though in essence its a sadomasochism movie, the movie is more focused on its psychological sexual aspects and how the characters experience them. There is nudity and gore but that is not just simply what the movie is supposed to be all about.

It's definitely a movie you simply need to experience. A lot can be written about it but it in no way can capture the essence and mood of the movie.

8/10