The Way of the Ink

The Way of the Ink

2011
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Documentary
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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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lardux Films
Production Countries
France Japan
Spoken Languages
French Japanese

Keywords

tattoo tattoo artist irezumi japanese tattooing

Quick Facts

Original Title La voie de l'encre
Release Date August 27, 2011
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1620848
Website Visit Site

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

Shōko Tendō
Shōko Tendō

Self

Uki Yoko
Uki Yoko

Self

Key Crew

Pascal Bagot
Director
Pamela Valente
Director
Pamela Valente
Writer
Pamela Valente
Producer
Pamela Valente
Screenplay