The Way of the Ink

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The Way of the Ink (2011)

Directed by Pascal Bagot, Pamela Valente

Documentary · 1h 10m

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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Cast

P
Pamela Valente Self
P
Pascal Bagot Self
H
Horitoshi Self (Tattoo Master)
G
Gilbert Cordier Narrator (Voice)
K
Kenji Hinohara Self
K
Katsunori Ishikawa Self
K
Keiichi Kuwai Self
L
Lu Nagata Self
S
Shiroko Self
S
Shōko Tendō Self
U
Uki Yoko Self

Crew

Director
Pascal Bagot, Pamela Valente
Screenplay
Pamela Valente
Writer
Pamela Valente
Director of Photography
Pierre Stetin
Original Music Composer
Éric Breia
Editor
Erasmo Difonzo
Producer
Pamela Valente

Details

Original title
La voie de l'encre
Release date
2011-08-27
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French, Japanese
Countries
France, Japan
Production
Lardux Films