Irezumi
Irezumi

Movie·1966·1h 26m

Irezumi

Directed By

Yasuzō Masumura

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 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.

Written By

Kaneto Shindō

Producer

Hiroshi Ozawa

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Music

Hikaru Hayashi

Editor

Kanji Suganuma

Themes

tattoojapanese womanpink filmjapanese tattooing

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

69%

58 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it39%
Perfection27%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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

Kikue Mōri

Shinsuke's Mother

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Tadashi Iwata

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Kazuo Mortuchi

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

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Crew

Yasuzō Masumura

Yasuzō Masumura

Director

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Hikaru Hayashi

Hikaru Hayashi

Original Music Composer

Kanji Suganuma

Editor

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Hiroshi Ozawa

Producer

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