The Way of the Ink (2011)

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.

Release Date

August 27, 2011

Rating

7.0/10 (1 votes)

Directors: Pascal Bagot, Pamela Valente

Cast: Pamela Valente, Pascal Bagot, Horitoshi, Gilbert Cordier, Kenji Hinohara, Katsunori Ishikawa, Keiichi Kuwai, Lu Nagata