You may not have heard of prolific Japanese director Yasuzo Masumura, but once you've seen this movie both his name and vision will be indelibly stamped on your memory. Originally released in 1969, Blind Beast is the disturbing tale of a sightless sculptor who's fixated with the female form. It's an obsession that drives him to kidnap an artist's model and hold her captive in his bizarre studio, while he creates a statue based on her perfect physique.

However, his initial intention becomes overwhelmed by an unquenchable love for her, the power of which destroys all rationale and sends the duo into an all-consuming spiral of sadomasochistic perversity.