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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.8 / 100
1966·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 26m

IREZUMI

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.

Above the Line
Yasuzô Masumura·DirectorKaneto Shindō·ScreenplayJunichirō Tanizaki·NovelKazuo Miyagawa·Director of PhotographyHikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerKanji Suganuma·Editor
Cast
Ayako Wakao·OtsuyaAkio Hasegawa·ShinsukeGaku Yamamoto·Tattoo Artist SeikichiKei Satō·Hatamoto SerizawaFujio Suga·KenjiAsao Uchida·TokubeiReiko Fujiwara·OtakiKikue Mōri·Shinsuke's MotherJun FujikawaTadashi Iwata
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Yasuzō Masumura·DirectorHachizō Miyajima·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Kaneto Shindō·ScreenplayJunichirō Tanizaki·Novel
Camera· 1
Kazuo Miyagawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Kanji Suganuma·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Hikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerMasao Ōsumi·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Yoshinobu Nishioka·Art DirectionHiroaki Fujii·Production DesignShirô Kaga·Production Design
Production· 1
Hiroshi Ozawa·Producer
By the Numbers
72.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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