Irezumi
1966, Film, 86 min, Crime, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 67
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
Cast
- Ayako Wakao as Otsuya
- Akio Hasegawa as Shinsuke
- Gaku Yamamoto as Seikichi
- Kei Satō as Hatamoto Serizawa
- Fujio Suga as Gonji
- Asao Uchida as Tokubei
- Reiko Fujiwara as Otaki
- Kikue Mōri as Shinsuke's Mother
- Shōzō Nanbu as Kahei
- Gen Kimura as Santa
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