Oiran (1983)

Ayame, a courtesan, attracts the attention of street vendor Kisuke and decides to run away with him to America. Unfortunately, a crazed tattoo artist is obsessed with Ayame's perfect skin as a potential canvas, so he kills Kisuke to keep Ayame in Japan. Later, Ayame is sold to a brothel in Yokohama. Kisuke's ghost possesses her, causing his image to appear tattoo-like on her skin whenever she has sex.

Released

1983-02-19

Genres

Romance, Drama, History

Runtime

113 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tetsuji Takechi

TMDB rating

4.9/10 from 6 votes