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Irezumi

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Original title

Irezumi

Year

1982

Running time

109 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Yoichi Takabayashi

Screenwriter

Chiho Katsura. Novel: Baku Akae

Cast

Music

Masaru Satô

Cinematography

Hideo Fujii

Producer

Daiei Studios. Distributor: Shôchiku

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

To satisfy her lover's fetish for tattooed women, Akane agrees to have her body covered in eloborate tattoos by Kyogoro, an old craftsman. Kyogoro has developed a special technique, by which his assistant, Harutsune, keeps Katsuko's mind off the pain while Kyogoro does his work. After the work is done, Harutsune makes the shocking discovery of how Kyogoro mastered his technique.

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Irezumi

1982

Yoichi Takabayashi