Irezumi

Irezumi

86 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 15, 1966

A mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human-faced spider, on a kidnapped woman's back. She and her lover are then forced into a conspiracy-born nightmare, where they face the danger of becoming the very evil they seek to escape. With each new bloody incident, the spider's face seems to redden with ever-growing hunger.

Irezumi

86 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 15, 1966

Irezumi
A mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human-faced spider, on a kidnapped woman's back. She and her lover are then forced into a conspiracy-born nightmare, where they face the danger of becoming the very evil they seek to escape. With each new bloody incident, the spider's face seems to redden with ever-growing hunger.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 刺青
Directors Yasuzō Masumura
Writers Junichirō Tanizaki, Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Ayako Wakao

as Otsuya

Akio Hasegawa

as Shinsuke

Gaku Yamamoto

as Tattoo Artist Seikichi

Kei Satō

as Hatamoto Serizawa

Fujio Suga

as Kenji

Asao Uchida

as Tokubei

Reiko Fujiwara

as Otaki

Kikue Mōri

as Shinsuke's Mother