Re: Masumura Yasuzo, I have the extraordinary Blind Beast (Mj) on dvd and it's a film I find fascinating, the Dali-esque stylings make this stand out plus the purely obsessive/ compulsive nature of the blind sculptor and the model. If anything disappointed me it was the finished sculpture which looked more like a pneumatic porn star than the model. Certain modern Japanese directors could learn a lot from it, how to create highly disturbing yet totally captivating films, not just shallow shock value pics. 

Saying that though, I still think Miike's Audition is very good.

Red Angel (Akai tenshi) (1966) and Manji (1964) are also available here but I haven't seen either yet. Kisses (Kuchizuke) (1957) will be released soon, all from the champions of Suzuki and Masumura, Yume Pictures.

I've only just noticed he also directed the second of the Hanzo the Razor films, I've recently received the set so I have this to look forward to as well. 

Cheers Trev.