The Way of the Ink

The Way of the Ink (2011)

7.0 Movie
Documentary

Horitoshi Sensei is one of the last accomplished masters of irezumi, the art of traditional Japanese tattoo. Pascal is a young French journalist specialized in tattoo who discovered Horitoshi’s designs in a magazine and felt in love with them. Although he does not have much money, Pascal decided to go to Tokyo to have all his back tattooed by Horitoshi. When the film starts, he is at his fourth trip, but his tattoo is far from being finished. Pascal is our guide in this travel to discover irezumi.

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Cast

Pamela Valente Pamela Valente Self
Pascal Bagot Pascal Bagot Self
Horitoshi Horitoshi Self (Tattoo Master)
Gilbert Cordier Gilbert Cordier Narrator (Voice)
Kenji Hinohara Kenji Hinohara Self
Katsunori Ishikawa Katsunori Ishikawa Self
Keiichi Kuwai Keiichi Kuwai Self
Lu Nagata Lu Nagata Self
Shiroko Shiroko Self
Shōko Tendō Shōko Tendō Self
Uki Yoko Uki Yoko Self

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