Shisei: The Tattooer (2006)
Seizou, a tattoo artist, dreams of creating lasting works of art that exist long after he passes. One day, he sees the perfect canvas: the unblemished back of a female grad student. A genius in color theory, the young woman studies and experiments with block printing. Seizou kidnaps her, holding her captive in order to carve his artwork into her skin. But the allure of her prints and his enchanting ink-work slowly transform her. She begins to long for his touch. Wanting to surpass the work of his father, Seizou imprints the image of an ancient Japanese princess on her bare skin. But as the tattoo transforms their relationship, their dynamic is reversed, and they become intertwined in an shared destiny.
Director:
Hisayasu Satō
Writer:
Shirō Yumeno
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Rei Yoshii as Bimyo Amemiya |
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Tomohisa Yuge as Seizo Kurusu |
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Moe Sakura as |
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Shirō Shimomoto as |
| Production | Junichi Matsushita | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Shirō Yumeno | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hisayasu Satō | Director |
| Sound | Takashi Nakagawa | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Tsuyoshi Kazuno | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Original Story |
| Art | Shuji Yamashita | Art Direction |
| Production | Tomoyuki Imai | Producer |
| Camera | Kōichi Saitō | Director of Photography |
