Tattoo Ari (TATTOO<刺青>あり) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa.[1]
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Japanese | TATOO<刺青>あり |
Directed by | Banmei Takahashi |
Starring | Ryudo Uzaki |
Cinematography | Yuichi Nagata |
Edited by | Junichi Kikuchi |
Distributed by | Art Theater Guild (ATG) / Takahashi Pro |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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]
4th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
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