Tattoo Ari

Tattoo Ari (TATTOO＜刺青＞あり) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa.^[1]

Tattoo Ari
Japanese name
Kanji	TATOO＜刺青＞あり
Directed by	Banmei Takahashi
Starring	Ryudo Uzaki
Cinematography	Yuichi Nagata
Edited by	Junichi Kikuchi
Music by	Ryudo Uzaki
Distributed by	Art Theater Guild (ATG) / Takahashi Pro
Release date	June 5, 1982 (1982-06-05)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Ryudo Uzaki as Akio Takeda
• Keiko Sekine as Michiyo
• Misako Watanabe as Sadako Takeda
• Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko
• Yoshiko Osimi (忍海よしこ) as Satoko
• Jirō Yabuki as Teruya Shimada
• Shirō Shimomoto as Sato
• Hitoshi Ueki as President
• 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]