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Tattoo Ari
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Wikipedia article
is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa.
Cast
* Ryudo Uzaki as Akio Takeda
* Keiko Sekine as Michiyo
* Misako Watanabe as Sadako Takeda
* Ayako ta () as Miyoko
* Yoshiko Osimi () as Satoko
* Jir Yabuki as Teruya Shimada
* Shir 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. The female lead in 'Tattoo Ari', Keiko Sekine, was Banmei Takahashi's wife and later acted under the name Keiko Takahashi.Weisser, p.234
Awards and nominations
'4th Yokohama Film Festival'
* 'Won': Best Director - Banmei Takahashi
* 'Won': Best Actor - Ryudo Uzaki ()
* 3rd Best Film
References
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