Tattoo Ari
# Tattoo Ari

Tattoo Ari (TATTOO＜刺青＞あり) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa.

## Cast

* Ryudo Uzaki as Akio Takeda
* Keiko Sekine as Michiyo
* Misako Watanabe as Sadako Takeda
* Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko
* Yoshiko Osimi (忍海よしこ) as Satoko
* Jirō Yabuki as Teruya Shimada
* Shirō Shimomoto as Sato
* Hitoshi Ueki as President
* Kazuhiro Yamaji as Michiyo's new lover
* Maiko Kazama as Sanae

## Background

Director Banmei Takahashi was at this point a veteran director of pink films with a resume of about 40 movies. This film in the action genre represents a new direction for Takahashi. Tattoo Ari was a critical and box-office hit and with his award for Best Director from the Yokohama Film Festival launched Takahashi on a mainstream career. The female lead in Tattoo Ari, Keiko Sekine, was Banmei Takahashi's wife and later acted under the name Keiko Takahashi.

## Awards and nominations

4th Yokohama Film Festival

* Won: Best Director - Banmei Takahashi
* Won: Best Actor - Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎竜童)
* 3rd Best Film
