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Shisei: The Tattooer

20064.0 / 1072 min
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Overview

Seizou, a tattoo artist, dreams of creating lasting works of art that exist long after he passes. One day, he sees the perfect canvas: the unblemished back of a female grad student. A genius in color theory, the young woman studies and experiments with block printing. Seizou kidnaps her, holding her captive in order to carve his artwork into her skin. But the allure of her prints and his enchanting ink-work slowly transform her. She begins to long for his touch. Wanting to surpass the work of his father, Seizou imprints the image of an ancient Japanese princess on her bare skin. But as the tattoo transforms their relationship, their dynamic is reversed, and they become intertwined in an shared destiny.

Cast

Rei Yoshii

Rei Yoshii

Bimyo Amemiya

Tomohisa Yuge

Tomohisa Yuge

Seizo Kurusu

Moe Sakura

Moe Sakura

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Crew

Tsuyoshi Kazuno

Tsuyoshi Kazuno

Visual Effects Supervisor

Hisayasu Satô

Hisayasu Satô

Director

Shirō Yumeno

Shirō Yumeno

Screenplay

Junichirō Tanizaki

Junichirō Tanizaki

Original Story

Junichi Matsushita

Junichi Matsushita

Executive Producer

Shuji Yamashita

Shuji Yamashita

Art Direction

Takashi Nakagawa

Takashi Nakagawa

Original Music Composer

Tomoyuki Imai

Tomoyuki Imai

Producer

Kōichi Saitō

Kōichi Saitō

Director of Photography