| Tattooed Life | |
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| Directed by | Seijun Suzuki |
| Produced by | Masayuki Takagi |
| Written by | Kei Hattori Kinya Naoi |
| Starring | Hideki Takahashi Masako Izumi Yuji Odaka |
| Music by | Masayoshi Ikeda |
| Cinematography | Kurataro Takamura |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1965 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tattooed Life (刺青一代 Irezumi ichidai) is a 1965 yakuza action movie directed by Seijun Suzuki. The film stars Hideki Takahashi as "Silver Fox" Tetsu. The story follows the flight of yakuza hitman Tetsu and his younger, artistic brother Kenji after the latter kills a yakuza boss in a double cross. The pair is pursued by the yakuza and police as they head for Manchuria. They are swindled of their money before they can reach their destination and take labor jobs on a tunnel project, each falling in love with the their new boss's wife and daughter, respectively.
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