The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. 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 seems to transform under its influence.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasuzō MasumuraDirector
- Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
- Kaneto ShindōScreenplay
Cast
- Ayako WakaoOtsuya
- Akio HasegawaShinsuke
- Gaku YamamotoTattoo Artist Seikichi
- Kei SatōHatamoto Serizawa
- Fujio SugaKenji
- Asao UchidaTokubei
- Reiko FujiwaraOtaki
- Kikue MōriShinsuke's Mother
- Jun FujikawaCast
- Tadashi IwataCast
- Gen KimuraCast
- Kazuo MortuchiCast
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Themes
tattoojapanese womanpink filmjapanese tattooingpinku eiga