poster

Shisei: The Tattooer

40% | Feb 24, 2006
Crime Drama Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Featured Crew

crew
Junichi Matsushita
Executive Producer
crew
Shirō Yumeno
Screenplay
crew
Hisayasu Satô
Director
crew
Takashi Nakagawa
Original Music Composer
crew
Tsuyoshi Kazuno
Visual Effects Supervisor
crew
Junichirō Tanizaki
Original Story
crew
Shuji Yamashita
Art Direction
crew
Tomoyuki Imai
Producer
crew
Kōichi Saitō
Director of Photography

Images

Videos