The Spider Tattoo

Yasuzô Masumura

Kaneto Shindô

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kanji Suganuma

Hikaru Hayashi

Masao Ôsumi

Hiroaki Fujii

Daiei [JP]

Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kai Satô, Fujio Suga, Reiko Fujiwara

This film follows Otsuya, who, after being sold to a geisha house and marked with a giant spider tattoo on her back, embarks on a journey of revenge. As her body transforms into a macabre work of art, rage and the desire for justice slowly consume her soul, defying society's rules and confronting the dark secrets of her past. An erotic Edo-era fable photographed by the legendary Kazuo Miyagawa (RASHŌMON), IREZUMI delves into power structures and sexual liberation.

DCP, Color

Yasuzô Masumura
JAPAN (1924-1986)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1969 MÔJÛ / BLIND BEAST
1966 IREZUMI / THE SPIDER TATTOO
1975 AKAI TENSHI / THE RED ANGEL
1965 SEISAKU NO TSUMA / THE WIFE OF SEISAKU
1961 TSUMA WA KOKUHAKU SURU / A WIFE CONFESSES

Karlovy Vary, Taipei, Athens

Spanish Premiere

Rights Owner
Kadokawa Corporation

Restored Print
4K print restored by KADOKAWA CORPORATION