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Irezumi

Irezumi

19666.81h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Written by Junichirō Tanizaki, Kaneto Shindō
Produced by Hiroshi Ozawa
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Top Cast

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Otsuya

Akio Hasegawa

Akio Hasegawa

Shinsuke

Gaku Yamamoto

Gaku Yamamoto

Tattoo Artist Seikichi

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Hatamoto Serizawa

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Kenji

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Tokubei

Reiko Fujiwara

Reiko Fujiwara

Otaki

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Kikue Mōri

Shinsuke's Mother

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

T

Tadashi Iwata

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Themes & Keywords

tattoojapanese womanpink filmjapanese tattooing

About Irezumi

Irezumi is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of tattoo, japanese woman, pink film, japanese tattooing. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto. 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.

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