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Irezumi

  • 19821982
  • 1h 49m
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7.1/10
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Irezumi (1982)
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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... Read allTo 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. ... Read allTo 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... Read all
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65,248
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  • Director
    • Yôichi Takabayashi
  • Writers
    • Baku Akae(novel)
    • Chiho Katsura
  • Stars
    • Masayo Utsunomiya
    • Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Masaki Kyômoto
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  • Director
    • Yôichi Takabayashi
  • Writers
    • Baku Akae(novel)
    • Chiho Katsura
  • Stars
    • Masayo Utsunomiya
    • Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Masaki Kyômoto
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Masayo Utsunomiya
    • Akane
    Tomisaburô Wakayama
    Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Kyogoro…
    Masaki Kyômoto
    Masaki Kyômoto
    • Harutsune…
    Harue Kyô
    • Katsuko…
    Yûsuke Takita
    • Fujeda…
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Horiatsu
    Naomi Shiraishi
    • Haruna…
    • Director
      • Yôichi Takabayashi
    • Writers
      • Baku Akae(novel)
      • Chiho Katsura
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    1/10
    Japanese culture misunderstanding
    This is what i called misleading of culture. I believe the movie does not represent the "missing generation of Japan" nor the entire of Japanese people. It is extremely uncommon that Japanese women have t"Irezumi" on their body. Therefore the movie is a bit of the film-maker imagination. It is not worth seeing the movie unless you would like to see Japanese women' naked bodies. Flat. However the cinematography is pretty nice along with its lighting efforts. It might be interesting for those who can speak Japanese as they can follow the conversation right away. Girls are not pretty enough. I suppose they are the Japanese porn stars. To create balance in the movie, the male actor should be naked too. It creates more natural reality. Don't you think so??
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    • Sep 16, 2004

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1982 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Irezumi: Spirit of Tattoo
    • Production company
      • Daiei Studios
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      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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