Tabi no omosa / Journey Into Solitude (1972)
Drama
A 16-year-old girl grows into maturity while hiking the 88-temple pilgrimage around Shikoku.
Starring: Yôko Takahashi, Kyôko Kishida, Hideo Sunazuka, Rie Yokoyama, Kana Nakagawa, Toshihiko Yamamoto
Director: Kôichi Saitô
The Tattooed Swordswoman / The Blind Woman's Curse / Kaidan nobori ryû (1970)
Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Akemi and the man of her clan confront their opponents; Akemi delivers a sword thrust to kill the opponents' leader, and Aiko, his daughter, tries to interpose herself, suffering a glancing blow to her eyes, thus cutting her badly, and blinding her. Amid the ensuing fight, no one notices that a black cat laps the young woman's wound. Years later, revenge between the two clans continue, plus added dissension amongst Akemi's people, leading to more deaths. A new member comes to help them, but she is a strange woman – and blind. The curse of the blind woman is about to fell on the dragon-lady.
Starring: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô, Hideo Sunazuka, Shirô Ôtsuji
Director: Teruo Ishii
