Oiran

Oiran

113 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Feb. 19, 1983

Ayame, a courtesan, attracts the attention of street vendor Kisuke and decides to run away with him to America. Unfortunately, a crazed tattoo artist is obsessed with Ayame's perfect skin as a potential canvas, so he kills Kisuke to keep Ayame in Japan. Later, Ayame is sold to a brothel in Yokohama. Kisuke's ghost possesses her, causing his image to appear tattoo-like on her skin whenever she has sex.

Oiran

113 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Feb. 19, 1983

Oiran
Ayame, a courtesan, attracts the attention of street vendor Kisuke and decides to run away with him to America. Unfortunately, a crazed tattoo artist is obsessed with Ayame's perfect skin as a potential canvas, so he kills Kisuke to keep Ayame in Japan. Later, Ayame is sold to a brothel in Yokohama. Kisuke's ghost possesses her, causing his image to appear tattoo-like on her skin whenever she has sex.
Producers Ogawa Productions, Fujii Movies, Takechi Film
Original title 華魁
Directors Tetsuji Takechi
Writers Tetsuji Takechi, Junichirō Tanizaki

Cast

Takako Shinozuka

as Ayame

Kyoko Asuka

as Yamabuki

Kozue Azusa

as Naruto

Kyoko Hibiki

as Rishige

Takashi Itô

as Seikichi

Saeda Kawaguchi

as Akeba

Allen Keller

as Morgan

Satoshi Mashiba

as Kisuke

Rei Matsubara

as Kikuno

Akiko Miyahara

as Chiyoharu

Shizu Sakai

as Kokiku

Mutsuko Sakura

as O-Tatsu

Taiji Tonoyama

as Hachibei

Yuri Yau

as Koyuki

Midori Yuzaki

as Miyono