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The Tattooist

The Tattooist

20154.01h 33m

Overview

Soo-na is a beautiful tattoo artist who possesses the unique skill of being able to perform the rare “stitchery tattoo” that uses needle and thread. This style of tattoo is very painful and she prefers not to do it this way. She also has a habit of mixing in some snake venom into the ink she uses for tattooing. This can cause some interesting and sometimes lethal side-effects whenever her clients are in the heat of passion. In other words, you do not want to mess with Soo-na. Now she has a new client, Ji-soon, who is very persistent in wanting her to use the stitchery tattoo technique. Soo-na gives in and agrees to finish the tattoo of a Medusa on his back. She quickly learns that behind the Medusa lies a dark secret that has ties to her own past. What follows is a tale of revenge, murder, and tattoos.

Directed by Lee Seo
Written by Lee Seo
Produced by Kim Yong, Cha Sang-min, Billy Acumen
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Top Cast

Song Il-gook

Song Il-gook

한지순

Yoon Joo-hee

Yoon Joo-hee

Jo Soo-Na

Kwon Hyun-sang

Kwon Hyun-sang

오천기

Seo Yeong

Seo Yeong

구찌

Lee Ho Yeol

Lee Ho Yeol

Pil Sung

Han Gi-joong

Han Gi-joong

홍지은

H

Han Je-in

Jo Hye-in

Jo Hye-in

[Girl Getting Out 2]

Kim Moon-jong

Kim Moon-jong

Detective Bae

Themes & Keywords

serial killer

About The Tattooist

The Tattooist is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of serial killer. Directed by Lee Seo, it stars Song Il-gook, Yoon Joo-hee, Kwon Hyun-sang. Soo-na is a beautiful tattoo artist who possesses the unique skill of being able to perform the rare “stitchery tattoo” that uses needle and thread. This style of tattoo is very painful and she prefers not to do it this way. She also has a habit of mixing in some snake venom into the ink she uses for tattooing. This can cause some interesting and sometimes lethal side-effects whenever her clients are in the heat of passion. In other words, you do not want to mess with Soo-na. Now she has a new client, Ji-soon, who is very persistent in wanting her to use the stitchery tattoo technique. Soo-na gives in and agrees to finish the tattoo of a Medusa on his back. She quickly learns that behind the Medusa lies a dark secret that has ties to her own past. What follows is a tale of revenge, murder, and tattoos.

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