Irezumi

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

Irezumi — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 27, 1982
• Runtime
• 102 min
• Genres
• Romance, Drama
• Director
• Yoichi Takabayashi

Irezumi — Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama Kyogoro Yūsuke Takita Fujieda

N

Naomi Shiraishi Haruna Harue Kyō Katsuko Masaki Kyomoto Harutsune

M

Mariko Miyajima Taiji Tonoyama Horiatsu Masayo Utsunomiya Akane