Irezumi (1966)
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.
Cast
Ayako Wakao
Otsuya
Akio Hasegawa
Shinsuke
Gaku Yamamoto
Tattoo Artist Seikichi
Kei Satō
Hatamoto Serizawa
Fujio Suga
Kenji
Asao Uchida
Tokubei
Reiko Fujiwara
Otaki
Jun Fujikawa
Gen Kimura
Shōzō Nanbu
Kimiko Tachibana
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