Irezumi

Categories: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1966-01-15
Run time: 86 minute / 1:26
Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Writer: Kaneto Shindō
Production Company : Daiei Film
Production Country: Japan

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Ayako Wakao
as Otsuya
Akio Hasegawa
as Shinsuke
Gaku Yamamoto
as Tattoo Artist Seikichi
Kei Satō
as Hatamoto Serizawa
Fujio Suga
as Kenji
Asao Uchida
as Tokubei
Reiko Fujiwara
as Otaki
Kikue Mōri
as Shinsuke's Mother
Jun Fujikawa
Tadashi Iwata
Gen Kimura
Kazuo Mortuchi
Shōzō Nanbu
Kimiko Tachibana
Directing
Yasuzō Masumura Director

Writing
Junichirō Tanizaki Novel

Camera
Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography

Sound
Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer

Art
Yoshinobu Nishioka Art Direction

Writing
Kaneto Shindō Screenplay

Editing
Kanji Suganuma Editor

Sound
Masao Ōsumi Sound

Production
Hiroshi Ozawa Producer

Art
Hiroaki Fujii Production Design
Shirô Kaga Production Design

Directing
Hachizō Miyajima Assistant Director





















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