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Irezumi

The Spider Tattoo

刺青

(c)KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1966

Release Date: January, 15th, 1966

Running Time: 86 min

Genre: Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: -,HDCAM SR

Screen Size: Cinema Scope (1:2.35)

Sound Processing: -

[ Directed by ]

MASUMURA Yasuzo

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

SHINDO Kaneto ── Screenplay
TANIZAKI Junichiro ── Original Story
KABURAGI Hajime ── Music

[ Production Company ]

DAIEI

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

DAIEI

[ Story ]

Based upon one of the famous stories by the late Junichiro Tanizaki, the script is by the director of "The Island", photography by the cinematographer for "Rashoman" and "Yojimbo", and direction by the creator of "The Hoodlum Soldier". A beautiful young girl, cruelly misused by men vows revenge. Seduced - an enormous black spider is tattooed on her back. She in turn becomes just such a predatory creature and completes her revenge only to fall victim to the tattooer who feels that it is he who has created such a monster.

【Quoted from the database of Kadokawa Corporation】
【Quoted from Unijapan Film Quarterly 1966 9.2】

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