From March 31 (tomorrow!) until April 18, the Japan Society is hosting an incredible series of films, “Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know: Three Untamed Beauties.” This features rare and amazing films from three of Japan’s most hardcore actresses, Meiko Kaji, Ayako Wakao and Mariko Okada. Starring in some of the most outrageous, stylish and over-the-top movies in Japanese cinema, these three women are some of the greatest actresses you’ve never heard of, and this is your chance to finally welcome them into your life.

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First up is TATTOO (aka THE SPIDER TATTOO) on Wednesday, March 31 @ 7:30pm starring Ayako Wakao. The program notes say:

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“A dark erotic tale from the director of Blind Beast, Tattoo (Irezumi) follows the descent of a woman whose extreme beauty and ferocious nature bring her to the abyss. Otsuya, the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, charms her weak-willed lover into eloping with her. As they try to escape, she is abducted and sold to a geisha house by unscrupulous ruffians. Soon, she catches the eye of a tattoo master who uses her body as a living surface for his unholy art: he engraves into her flawless ivory flesh a large and monstrous spider tattoo. As if under the invisible influence of its evil force, Otsuya grows ever more wicked as she excels in the trade she has been forced into, eventually consuming the lives of the unwitting men she holds in her thrall. Did the tattoo artist transform her into the creature she has become, irredeemably spoiling her soul and skin, or in fact unleash the beast within?”

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There’s an after-party with DJ Miho Hatori (of Cibo Matto fame) and tickets are only $15. Free beer! Free food! Awesome movie!

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Full program info.

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