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Tattoo

1982 · 107 min

A slow, somber character study of a troubled outsider drifting toward a desperate act.

Directed by: Banmei Takahashi
Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance
Starring: Ryudo Uzaki, Keiko Takahashi, Misako Watanabe

Overview: An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.

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Directed by: Banmei Takahashi
Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance
Starring: Ryudo Uzaki, Keiko Takahashi, Misako Watanabe

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
isolation
family
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, crime, romance
Directed by: Banmei Takahashi
Written by: Takuya Nishioka
Starring: Ryudo Uzaki, Keiko Takahashi, Misako Watanabe, Jirô Chiba, Yoshio Harada, Kazuko Aoki, Bang-ho Cho, Shigeru Izumiya
Music: Ryudo Uzaki
Cinematography: Yuichi Nagata
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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