Horrors of Malformed Men

[Jim Harper]

Actually, no-one does. If the BBFC refuses to grant a film a certificate, it becomes illegal to sell or distribute in the UK, which is then effectively 'banned'. In Japan it's mainly the studio who imposes the ban; after a theatrical run in which it was favourably received, Toei apparently became paranoid that the depictions of deformity, mutilation and amputation (all fake, apparently) might offend someone, so 'Malformed Men' was consigned to the studio vaults, never to be seen again.  Well, almost. But in most of the cases it's the studio, rather than an outside body like Eirin, that makes the decision to 'ban' the film in question.
 
Jim

--- On Thu, 22/7/10, Peter Larson <pslarson2 at gmail.com> wrote:


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> 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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