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Tattooed Life

Name: Tattooed Life
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1965-11-13
Cast: Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Akira Yamanouchi, Yuji Odaka, Kotobuki Hananomoto

1965 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Right up the alley of crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 27 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Hideki TakahashiMurakami Tetsutaro
Masako IzumiKinoshita Midori
Akira YamanouchiKinoshita Yuzo
Yuji OdakaEzaki Osamu
Kotobuki HananomotoMurakami Kenji
Hiroko ItōKinoshita Masayo
Kayo MatsuoOyuki
Hōsei KomatsuYamano Senkichi
Kaku TakashinaTsuneyoshi
Michio HinoTokuhira