Irezumi

Irezumi (1966)

刺青

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.

Date of release
1966-01-15
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (62)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Yasuzō Masumura

Casting

  • Ayako Wakao — Otsuya
  • Akio Hasegawa — Shinsuke
  • Gaku Yamamoto — Tattoo Artist Seikichi
  • Kei Satō — Hatamoto Serizawa
  • Fujio Suga — Kenji
  • Asao Uchida — Tokubei
  • Reiko Fujiwara — Otaki
  • Kikue Mōri — Shinsuke's Mother
  • Jun Fujikawa
  • Tadashi Iwata
  • Gen Kimura
  • Kazuo Mortuchi

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