The Bloody Sword of the 99th Virgin (1959)
- Original title
- 九十九本目の生娘
- Directed by
- Morihei Magatani
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a remote Japanese village, two women go missing during a festival held every ten years. Police discover bloody swords hidden in a shrine, and learn the village requires the blood of a virgin to forge a legendary blade. When the police chief's daughter is kidnapped, a violent clash erupts between the officers and the villagers.
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What happens
『九十九本目の生娘』（きゅうじゅうきゅうほんめのきむすめ）は、1959年（昭和34年）9月12日に公開した日本映画。製作・配給は新東宝。モノクロ、新東宝スコープ。上映時間は83分。原作は大河内常平の小説『九十九本の妖刀』。 岩手県北上川上流の白山村で10年に1度行われる火づくり祭に、東京から来た2人の女が行方不明となる。警察が捜査したところ、神社から血で曇った大量の日本刀が発見される。村では祭の際、名刀・舞草太郎国永を鍛えるのに生娘の生き血を必要としていたのである。99回目の祭となる今回、警察署長の娘に白羽の矢が立ち、誘拐されてしまう。そして警官隊と村の住民による戦いが始まった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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