Directed by:
Yasuzo MasumuraScreenplay:
Kaneto ShindōCinematography:
Kazuo MiyagawaComposer:
Hikaru HayashiCast:
Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, 佐藤慶, Reiko Fujiwara, Junko Fuji, 山本學, 南部彰三, Asao Uchida, Fujio SugaPlots(1)
Masumuras muse Ayako Wakao stars as Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, who is tempted by her lover, Shinsuke, a lowly employee of her fathers, to elope. During their flight, Otsuyas beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuyas back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality transforms under its influence. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Ayako Wakao
Japan
Best movies:
Red Angel (1966)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
A Cheerful Girl (1957)
Akio Hasegawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Spider Tattoo (1966)
佐藤慶
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Reiko Fujiwara
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Shinobi no mono (1962)
The Spider Tattoo (1966)
Junko Fuji
Japan
Best movies:
The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Summer Wars (2009)
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
山本學
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
I Give My First Love to You (2009)
Owl's Castle (1999)
南部彰三
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Legend of Bailiff Sansho (1954)
Asao Uchida
Best movies:
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
The End of Summer (1961)
Fujio Suga
Japan
Best movies:
続・忍びの者 (1963)
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Zatoichi's Cane-sword (1967)