Tattoo Ari

Tattoo Ari
Japanese	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 dates	June 5, 1982
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Tattoo Ari (TATOO＜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 (渡辺美佐子) as Sadako Takeda
• Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko
• Yoshiko Osimi (忍海よしこ) as Satoko
• Jirō Yabuki / Jirō Chiba (矢吹二朗) as Teruya Shimada
• Shirō Shimomoto as Sato
• 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

4th Yokohama Film Festival^[4]

• Won: Best Director - Banmei Takahashi
• Won: Best Actor - Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎竜童)
• 3rd Best Film^[5]

References

1. Morioka, Toshiyuki. 森岡流名前のつけ方 (in Japanese). Straydog. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
2. 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.
3. Weisser, p.234
4. 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.
5. １９８２年度　日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-14.

External links

• Tattoo Ari at the Internet Movie Database