The Way of the Ink

Documentary
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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.

Cast

Pamela Valente
Self
Pascal Bagot
Self
Horitoshi
Self (Tattoo Master)
Gilbert Cordier
Narrator (Voice)
Kenji Hinohara
Self
Katsunori Ishikawa
Self
Keiichi Kuwai
Self
Lu Nagata
Self
Shiroko
Self
Shōko Tendō
Self
Uki Yoko
Self

Crew

Pascal Bagot
Director
Pamela Valente
Director, Writer, Screenplay, Producer
Erasmo Difonzo
Editor
Pierre Stetin
Director of Photography
Alexandre Choumara
Colorist
Christian Pfohl
Co-Producer
Shin Yamaguchi
Production Assistant
Jean-Marie Jourdane
Animation
Hugo Richard
Sound Mixer
Horitoshi
Sound
Ryôta Takashima
Boom Operator, Cableman
Éric Breia
Original Music Composer
Adam Wolny
Recording Supervision

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