Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest (1972)
In the hidden inner chambers of Edo Castle, rival concubines in 1709 turn tattoo art into a dangerous weapon of influence, sparking a secret competition to captivate the ruling shogun and secure ultimate power within the walls of the imperial harem.
Director:
Yukihiko Kondo
Writer:
Keiji Kubota
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Setsuko Ogawa as Oyae(お八重) |
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Hidemi Hara as Osei no kata(お清の方) |
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Miyoko Aoyama as Omiyo(お美代) |
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Maya Kitami as Oman(お万) |
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Michiko Komori as Ofuji(お藤) |
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Yoshie Kitsuda as Ochô no kata(お蝶の方) |
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Yumi Nakano as Oshin(おしん) |
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Sayori Shima as Gobozu (Nun)(御坊主) |
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Ryûji Ôizumi as Shinzô(新三) |
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Toshihiko Oda as 間部越前守 |
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Keisuke Yukioka as Horitatsu(彫辰) |
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Hiroyuki Mikawa as Ienobu Tokugawa - Shôgun(将軍家宣) |
| Production | Ryoji Ito | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Toshiyasu Imoto | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Yukihiko Kondo | Director |
| Writing | Keiji Kubota | Screenplay |
| Sound | Koshiro Jinbo | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Natsuo Kawafune | Art Direction |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yonezō Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jun Nabeshima | Editor |
| Directing | Akira Momoi | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Fumio Matsushita | Lighting Director |