Summary
To satisfy her lover's fetish for tattooed women, Akane agrees to have her body covered in eloborate tattoos by Kyogoro, an old craftsman.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 70
Audience score83%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for romances, −5 min on the typical 107
typical 107102Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Released
1982
November 27, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Yoichi Takabayashi Director
Writing · 2
- Chiho Katsura Screenplay
- Baku Akae Original Story
Production · 4
- Yasuyoshi Tokuma Executive Producer
- Masumi Kanamaru Executive Producer
- Masayuki Motomochi Producer
- Yoshiaki Saito Producer
Camera · 1
- Hideo Fujii Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Toshio Taniguchi Editor
Sound · 1
- Masaru Satō Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Shigenori Shimoishizaka Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Reijiro Yamashita Lighting Technician, Lighting Camera
Other crew · 1
- Toshiyuki Shozu Sound Recordist
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