Tattoo Ari
| Tattoo Ari |
| Kanji |
TATOO＜刺青＞あり |
| Directed by |
Banmei Takahashi |
| Starring |
Ryūdō Uzaki (宇崎竜童) |
| Cinematography |
Yuichi Nagata |
| Editing by |
Junichi Kikuchi |
| Distributed by |
Art Theater Guild (ATG) / Takahashi Pro |
| Release date(s) |
June 5, 1982 |
| Country |
Japan |
| Language |
Japanese |
Tattoo Ari (TATOO＜刺青＞あり?) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa.[1]
Cast
- Ryūdō Uzaki (宇崎竜童) as Akio Takeda
- Keiko Sekine as Michiyo
- Misako Watanabe (渡辺美佐子) as Sadako Takeda
- Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko
- Yoshiko Osimi (忍海よしこ) as Satoko
- Jirō Yabuki / Jirō Chiba (矢吹二朗) as Teruya Shimada
- Shirō Shimomoto as Sato
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Michiyo's new lover
- Maiko Kazama as Sanae
Background
Director Banmei Takahashi was at this point a veteran director of pink films with a resume of about 40 movies. This film in the action genre represents a new direction for Takahashi. Tattoo Ari was a critical and box-office hit and with his award for Best Director from the Yokohama Film Festival launched Takahashi on a mainstream career.[2] The female lead in Tattoo Ari, Keiko Sekine, was Banmei Takahashi's wife and later acted under the name Keiko Takahashi.[3]
Awards and nominations
4th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
References
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