Irezumi (1982)

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.

Released

1982-11-27

Genres

Romance, Drama

Runtime

102 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Yoichi Takabayashi, Chiho Katsura

TMDB rating

5.7/10 from 13 votes