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Release Date:
December 1, 1970
Original Title:
おんな地獄唄 尺八弁天
Alternate Titles:
Onna jigoku uta: Shakuhachi benten
Women Hell Song: Shakuhachi Benten
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Kanto Eihai
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 70
The roaming outlaw Okayo, also known as Benten due to the prominent tattoo of the Buddhist Goddess of Love emblazoned across her back. On the run from her persecutors, who seek to claim the tattoo and its skin canvas as a bounty, Okayo finds a safe haven in the arms of the mysterious shakuhachi (bamboo flute) playing Seigaku, himself tattooed with the image of Kisshoten, the Goddess of Prosperity.
Assistant Director:
Tomoyuki Nishimura
Director:
Mamoru Watanabe
Director of Photography:
Seiji Ikeda
Editor:
Fumio Miyata
Executive Producer:
Mamoru Watanabe
Lighting Technician:
Kazuo Kurimoto
Original Music Composer:
Ikutarô Hayashi
Producer:
Daisuke Asakura
Keiko Sato
Screenplay:
Atsushi Yamatoya
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