WARNING: This movie contains explicit material, and the screenshots below may not be suitable for anyone under 18. Well, it's just boobies... a lot of boobies.

A blind sculptor kidnaps a young model and forces her to model for him.

"Like the lower orders of life, without eyes, only able to feel. Like an amoeba, or jellyfish, at the dawn of life. The same sensations as the most primeval creature. As if going back to the womb of human creation. So dark, so sweet and so pervadingly familiar."

Blind Beast is an interesting film, with an interesting theme. Aki Shima (Mako Midori), a young woman who didn't seem to make it in the fashion world and went to modeling in artistic nudes. After a long day at work she hires a masseur, who winds up not only being blind, but a terrible masseur. Not to spoil the amusing way this went down, Michio (Eiji Funakoshi), the blind man, kidnaps her and brings her to his lair of random sculptured human appendages. There he explains that she has the perfect body and wants her to model for him (he could have... asked). She, of course, refuses (maybe because he kidnapped her). Upset by this, he locks her up in his lair of random sculptured human appendages until she gives in.

I like the premise of the film. Michio is so obsessed with the sense of touch he creates all these sculptures from his memories from touching the items. It flows well with the movie even though logically he wouldn't be able to sculpt a lot of the stuff he sculpts that detailed without seeing it. There were some things about his blindness that didn't add up, but I didn't mind looking over those details. The point of the movie survived nonetheless. The random sculptured human appendages and the low lighting added to the atmosphere of the movie.

What confused me the most in Blind Beast were the characters. I didn't know who to root for. Aki does some really dumb stuff. Her escape attempts got pretty complicated and didn't seem practical. I could see where she was going with them, but it seemed unlikely that the outcome would result in her escaping. I felt bad for her at first, then got annoyed by her and felt bad for Michio, and then I realized he was still a bastard and I just didn't like anybody. After a big climax the movie changes and I just didn't know what to think anymore. After the turning point, the film dives into the human mind and senses, evolving to understand blindness and how amazing the sense of touch is. Although they tended to explain things a little too much (might have flowed better if it was a book), it was still interesting. It makes you think of life without sight, how just using your other senses could be pure ecstasy.

Blind Beast had a nice atmosphere to it. I liked how the lighting was done, especially towards the end. It gave a sense of blindness but at the same time you could see what was going on. I also liked the way the lair of random human appendages was introduced.

The acting of Mako Midori (Aki) and Eiji Funakoshi (Michio) bugged me sometimes. I don't know if I would call it bad acting, because it didn't always seem that way. Kinda like their acting wouldn't feel as weird if I was watching a play, which is exactly what it felt like I was watching sometimes. In some of the scenes that were supposed to be in complete darkness they acted rather odd... but it fit because technically they couldn't see anything. Noriko Sengoku (Michio's mother) didn't have any weird acting moments and pretty much fit the roll of the overprotective mother. Although it was interesting to find out that she is only one year older than Eiji Funakoshi, but plays his mother.

I wouldn't recommend Blind Beast to just anyone. It is a very odd movie, but has a very interesting theme and nice atmosphere. It dragged a bit towards the end, and may have explained things too much, but I enjoyed it.

What I liked: The atmosphere; the lair of random sculptured human appendages; saying the lair of random sculptured human appendages; the photos at the beginning; interesting concept; Oh, and did I ever mention that a good portion of the movie is filmed on top of gigantic boobies?

What I didn't like: Didn't know what to think about the characters for a while; it tended to explain things too much; WTF ARE THESE?; the acting felt odd at times; the sculptured boobies were very detailed and freaked me out; Michio is a terrible Masseur.

What I've learned: Chloroform is the answer to everything; instead of asking someone to model for you, just kidnap them and lock them up if they refuse.

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