Irezumi / Kadokawa Pictures presents ; a Daiei production ; written by Kaneto Shindo ; based on the novel by Junichir Tanizaki ; directed by Yasuzo Masumura.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Arrow Video,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages ; color illustrations ; 15 cm)
Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Satô, Reiko Fujiwara, Fujio Suga. Title from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Wide screen (2.35:1). Accompanied by booklet (35 pages), containing: cast and crew, two essays, and a filmography. Special features: Brand new commentary by David Desser; newly filmed introduction by Tony Rayns; Out of the darkness, a brand new visual essay; image gallery.
Summary:
Otsuya is the daughter of a rich merchant who is tempted by her lover, Shinsuke, a lowly employee of her father's, to elope. 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 transforms under its influence.
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