Jul 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 11 segments
We are wrapping up our "Star Search" month with a woman responsible for one of the most intense stares in cinema history, Meiko Kaji. Thanks to Graham, we are talking Teruo Ishii's ballad of erotic…
Nobody wants to hear
that.
You'd be surprised.
I would be, yeah.
You're the market research guy.
I'm sure you're at you.
Lord knows I find it entertaining.
And if I find it entertaining, then I assume someone else will too.
Probably Rachel and Caitlin.
They'll be the two people who love this episode.
Love it.
Well, I could not help myself but be, I wouldn't say selfish, but when we had kind of pitched all of this, the first person that came to mind was an actress that I deeply, deeply love, and I feel like I haven't watched nearly enough of her films, even though before tonight's film, Blind Woman's Curse, I'd already seen 13 different films from her.
Wow.
This was my first.
Oh, awesome.
Mm-hmm.
So yeah, we talked a little about Mako Kaji.
Have you ever heard of her before?
Yeah, but not like, you know, I mean like probably from you, you know, like it wasn't a brand new name to me, but it wasn't even like they, she wasn't necessarily on my radar as like, Ooh, someone who I can't believe I haven't watched a film of hers, you know, kind of thing, nothing like that.
But I'm glad you can change that now.
Yeah, exactly.
And she was great.
So that definitely made a good case for watching more of her films.
Oh, totally.
And there's something like, so I think she has this kind of special ability.
Nobody wants to hear
that.
You'd be surprised.
I would be, yeah.
You're the market research guy.
I'm sure you're at you.
Lord knows I find it entertaining.
And if I find it entertaining, then I assume someone else will too.
Probably Rachel and Caitlin.
They'll be the two people who love this episode.
Love it.
Well, I could not help myself but be, I wouldn't say selfish, but when we had kind of pitched all of this, the first person that came to mind was an actress that I deeply, deeply love, and I feel like I haven't watched nearly enough of her films, even though before tonight's film, Blind Woman's Curse, I'd already seen 13 different films from her.
Wow.
This was my first.
Oh, awesome.
Mm-hmm.
So yeah, we talked a little about Mako Kaji.
Have you ever heard of her before?
Yeah, but not like, you know, I mean like probably from you, you know, like it wasn't a brand new name to me, but it wasn't even like they, she wasn't necessarily on my radar as like, Ooh, someone who I can't believe I haven't watched a film of hers, you know, kind of thing, nothing like that.
But I'm glad you can change that now.
Yeah, exactly.
And she was great.
So that definitely made a good case for watching more of her films.
Oh, totally.
And there's something like, so I think she has this kind of special ability.
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