Horrors of Malformed Men

[Peter Larson]

Exactly what I suspected. I couldn't see how it could have been
released in theaters, but thereafter be "banned" from being released
again by some governmental body. Of course, using "banned" makes for
better sales than "studio was too weak-kneed to release it."

Are there any other films which have made use of Tatsumi Hijikata in
any worthwhile capacity?

Pete

On 7/22/10, Don Brown <ryuganji at gmail.com> wrote:
> As I understand it, the film was never banned per se, but rather Toei were
> simply reluctant to give it a freer reign due to a perceived risk of being
> attacked for being discriminatory against "malformed" people. In other
> words, it's the old *jishu kisei* chestnut that keeps it and other films
> from being shown or brought out on DVD due to the corporate culture of fear
> against potential complaints rather than actual ones.
>
> Don
>
> 2010/7/22 Peter Larson <pslarson2 at gmail.com>
>
>>  That may be a reason why it was "banned", but our question is, who does
>> the banning?
>>
>>
>> On 2010/07/22 5:22, Jim Harper wrote:
>>
>>   According to Patrick Macias' Tokyoscope, the main issue was the
>> depiction of mutation and deformity.
>>
>> Jim.
>>
>> --- On *Thu, 22/7/10, Peter Larson
>> <pslarson2 at gmail.com><pslarson2 at gmail.com>
>> * wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> To solve a household mystery, could someone tell us how Ishii's superb
>> "Horrors of Malformed Men" was "banned"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>>
>>
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