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Irezumi

1966 · 1 h 26 min
Directed by Yasuzo Masumura · Japan · Japanese Golden Age
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Cast

Ayako Wakao Akio Hasegawa Gaku Yamamoto Kei Satō Fujio Suga Asao Uchida

Credits

Written by: Jun'ichirô Tanizaki

Plot

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover, but a tattoo artist inks a spider on her back.

Sinekatalog’s take

Yasuzo Masumura's film, with Ayako Wakao, is sensual and stylized, a colorful, perverse and beautiful drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,706 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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