A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 27, 1982
Original Title:
雪華葬刺し
Alternate Titles:
A tetoválás szelleme
De geest van de tatoeage
Den tatoverede kvinde
Irezumi (Spirit of Tattoo)
Irezumi – Die tätowierte Frau
Irezumi, duch tatuazu
La femme tatouée
La mujer tatuada
Sekka tomurai zashi
Татуировка
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
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.
Art Direction:
Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Director:
Yoichi Takabayashi
Director of Photography:
Hideo Fujii
Editor:
Toshio Taniguchi
Executive Producer:
Masumi Kanamaru
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Lighting Camera:
Reijiro Yamashita
Lighting Technician:
Reijiro Yamashita
Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō
Original Story:
Baku Akae
Producer:
Masayuki Motomochi
Yoshiaki Saito
Screenplay:
Chiho Katsura
Sound Recordist:
Toshiyuki Shozu
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