Irezumi

Irezumi

1966 · 86 min · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

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 Kaneto Shindō

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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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