Mermaid Legend (1984) Ningyo densetsu | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

Japanese with English Subtitles.

Title: Mermaid Legend (1984)

Alternate Title: Ningyo Densetsu

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Plot Synopsis:
After her fisherman husband is murdered by corrupt businessmen due to his opposition to an industrial scheme, Migiwa, a pearl diver, seeks bloody revenge against those responsible.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
• Writer: Takuya Nishioka
• Cast:
  • Mari Shirato as Migiwa Saeki
  • Kentarō Shimizu as Miyamoto Shouhei
  • Jun Etō as Saeki Keisuke
  • Seiji Miyaguchi as Tatsuo
  • Junko Miyashita as Natsuko

YouTube Trailer:
Mermaid Legend (1984) | Trailer

IMDb Link:
Mermaid Legend (1984)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Christina – ★★★★☆
   “Female agony gushing from the crimson stained geysers of patriarchal betrayal, Toshiharu Ikeda’s Mermaid Legend is an aquatic fever-dream armed with pulpy, vengeful blood lust and wistful loyalties. Migiwa, shot at, and framed for her husband’s murder, executes a full swing of the ‘rape-revenge’ genre’s bloody reckoning.”
2. Mark Costello – ★★★½☆
   “Beginning like a very televisual, low-key social realist drama, Evil Dead Trap’s Toshiharu Ikeda’s film takes a handbrake turn into its second half, descending into an orgy of bloody sex and sexy violence.”
3. setti – ★★★★½
   “A virtually unknown masterpiece. This mermaid has an upper body of an art film and the tail of a pulpy exploitation flick. It’s so culturally and thematically rich and works on many levels.”

Meta Description:
“Mermaid Legend” (1984), directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, is a Japanese crime thriller that follows Migiwa, a pearl diver, as she seeks vengeance against corrupt businessmen who murdered her husband.