Irezumi (1982)

Name: Irezumi
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1982-11-27
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yūsuke Takita, Naomi Shiraishi, Harue Kyō, Masaki Kyomoto

A mystery of obsession ... a film of exquisite beauty.

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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Released 1982-11-27 · 102 min · Romance, Drama

Directed by Yoichi Takabayashi

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama as Kyogoro
Yūsuke Takita as Fujieda
Naomi Shiraishi as Haruna
Harue Kyō as Katsuko
Masaki Kyomoto as Harutsune
Mariko Miyajima
Taiji Tonoyama as Horiatsu
Masayo Utsunomiya as Akane