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Irezumi

Irezumi

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Irezumi

1966

1h 26m

6.9(59 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Daiei Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Yasuzō Masumura
Written by: Kaneto Shindō
Produced by: Hiroshi Ozawa

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