| Title | : | Irezumi |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 1966 |
| Rating | : | 7.1 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
| Runtime | : | 86 |
| Genre | : | Drama |
Shinsuke and Otsuya, his boss' daughter runs away to get married, but they are betrayed by the inn owner, Kenji. Otsuya is sold to Tokubei's brothel. Seikichi, a mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human-faced spider, on her back. She and her lover are then forced into a conspiracy-born nightmare, where they face the danger of becoming the very evil they seek to escape. With each new bloody incident, the spider's face seems to redden with ever-growing hunger. —Letter B.
Kaneto Shindô, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki (novel)
