| Tattoo Ari | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 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 |
Release date |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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]
Cast
- Ryudo Uzaki as Akio Takeda
- Keiko Sekine as Michiyo
- Misako Watanabe as Sadako Takeda
- Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko
- Yoshiko Osimi (忍海よしこ) as Satoko
- Jirō Yabuki as Teruya Shimada
- Shirō Shimomoto as Sato
- Hitoshi Ueki as President
- 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
- Won: Best Director - Banmei Takahashi
- Won: Best Actor - Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎竜童)
- 3rd Best Film[5]
References
- ↑ Morioka, Toshiyuki. 森岡流名前のつけ方 (in Japanese). Straydog. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 427. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ↑ Weisser, p.234
- ↑ 第４回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８２年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ １９８２年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
External links
- Tattoo Ari at IMDb
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