Tattooed Life

★★★★★

Original title: Irezumi ichidai

1965 · 1 h 27 min

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Japan · Japanese New Wave

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Cast

Hideki Takahashi Masako Izumi Yūji Odaka Kotobuki Hananomoto Hiroko Itô Kayo Matsuo

Credits

Written by: Kei Hattori

Plot

After his own gang sets him up to kill, a yakuza hitman runs with his brother, and fate catches them.

Sinekatalog’s take

Seijun Suzuki's Japanese crime film, with Jo Shishido and Masako Izumi, is stylish and brisk, an early example of his bold look.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,288 votes)
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