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IREZUMI

Directed by Yasuzô Masumura
Japan, 1966
Drama
  • 8686 minutes

Synopsis

The daughter of a wealthy merchant elopes with her father’s employee but soon is abducted into geisha work and forcibly tattooed with the image of a fearsome spider. Hell-bent on avenging herself on every man who makes a play for her, she takes advantage of her situation to wreak bloody vengeance.

Synopsis

The daughter of a wealthy merchant elopes with her father’s employee but soon is abducted into geisha work and forcibly tattooed with the image of a fearsome spider. Hell-bent on avenging herself on every man who makes a play for her, she takes advantage of her situation to wreak bloody vengeance.