Horrors of Malformed Men
| Horrors of Malformed Men | |
|---|---|
 Poster for Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) | |
| Directed by | Teruo Ishii |
| Written by |
Edogawa Rampo (novel) Teruo Ishii Masahiro Kakefuda |
| Starring |
Teruo Yoshida Teruko Yumi |
| Music by | Masao Yagi |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Akatsuka |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Horrors of Malformed Men aka Horror of a Deformed Man aka The Horror of Malformed Men (江戸川乱歩全集 恐怖奇形人間 Edogawa Rampo Zenshū: Kyoufu Kikei Ningen) is a 1969 Japanese film in the ero guro (erotic-grotesque) subgenre of Toei's style of Pink film. Directed by Teruo Ishii, the film is considered a precursor to Toei's ventures into the "Pinky violent" style in the early 1970s.[1]
Cast
- Teruo Yoshida
- Teruko Yumi
- Tatsumi Hijikata
Critical appraisal
Tom Mes of midnighteye.com calls Horrors of Malformed Men "one of the most singular cinematic experiences not just in Ishii's history, but in all of Japan's. Combining a spectrum of influences that stretches from Rampo to butoh, it taps into the country's post-nuclear trauma so audaciously that people fled theaters in disgust upon its release and that it has been consistently barred from appearing on video or DVD since. Yet, it is beautiful, haunting and oneiric; it is the closest one can come to a dreamlike experience without closing one's eyes."[2]
Availability
In effect banned in Japan, Horrors of Malformed Men was rarely seen in the decades after its release. On August 28, 2007, Synapse Films and Panik House gave Horrors of Malformed Men a mass-market release on region-1 DVD.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Macias, Patrick (2001). "Toei's "Pinky Violence" - Abnormal, Sensational, and Shameless". TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion. San Francisco: Cadence Books. pp. 189–190. ISBN 1-56931-681-3.
- ↑ Mes, Tom (2001-03-20). "The Horror of Malformed Men". midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Jane, Ian (August 22, 2007). "Horrors Of Malformed Men (DVD review)". dvdverdict.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in
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Sources
- Buchanan, Jason. "Horrors of Malformed Men". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- Jane, Ian (August 22, 2007). "Horrors Of Malformed Men (DVD review)". dvdverdict.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Mes, Tom (2001-03-20). "The Horror of Malformed Men". midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Kehr, Dave (September 4, 2007). "HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN (DVD review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- Edogawa ranpo taizen: Kyofu kikei ningen (1969) at the Internet Movie Database
- "江戸川乱歩全集 恐怖奇形人間 (Horrors of Malformed Men)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-10-14.