Irezumi (1984)

  • NR
  • 05/09/1984 (US)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 1h 42m

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

Overview

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.

Yoichi Takabayashi

Director

Chiho Katsura

Screenplay

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama's headshot

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Kyogoro
Yûsuke Takita's headshot

Yûsuke Takita

Fujieda
Naomi Shiraishi's headshot

Naomi Shiraishi

Haruna
Harue Kyō's headshot

Harue Kyō

Katsuko
Masaki Kyomoto's headshot

Masaki Kyomoto

Harutsune
Mariko Miyajima's headshot

Mariko Miyajima

Taiji Tonoyama's headshot

Taiji Tonoyama

Horiatsu
Masayo Utsunomiya's headshot

Masayo Utsunomiya

Akane

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