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The Way of the Ink (2011)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 0M

Director : Pascal Bagot, Pamela Valente
Writer : Pamela Valente

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Pamela Valente
Pamela Valente
Self
Pascal Bagot
Pascal Bagot
Self
Horitoshi Sensei
Horitoshi Sensei
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
Shoko Tendo
Shoko Tendo
Self
Uki Yoko
Uki Yoko
Self

Crews

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

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