Irezumi

Irezumi (1982)

雪華葬刺し

A mystery of obsession ... a film of exquisite beauty.

To satisfy her lover's fetish for tattooed women, Akane agrees to have her body covered in eloborate tattoos by Kyogoro, an old craftsman. Kyogoro has developed a special technique, by which his assistant, Harutsune, keeps Katsuko's mind off the pain while Kyogoro does his work. After the work is done, Harutsune makes the shocking discovery of how Kyogoro mastered his technique.

Date of release
1982-11-27
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Yoichi Takabayashi

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