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The Way of the Ink

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.

Top 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

Overview

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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