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Movie · 2011

The Way of the Ink

La voie de l'encre · Pamela Valente, Pascal Bagot

Release: 08/27/2011 Documentary
7.0 Audience · 1 votes

The Way of the Ink is a documentary movie released in 2011, directed by Pamela Valente and Pascal Bagot, starring Pamela Valente, Pascal Bagot and Horitoshi.

Official 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.

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Cast of The Way of the Ink

11 actors
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Cinematography
Pierre Stetin
Editing
Erasmo Difonzo
Music
Éric Breia
Production
Pamela Valente
Screenplay
Pamela Valente

Frequently asked questions about The Way of the Ink

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What year did The Way of the Ink come out?

The Way of the Ink came out in 2011.

The Way of the Ink details

Status
Released
Original title
La voie de l'encre
Original language
French
Countries
France, Japan
Production companies
Lardux Films

Themes

Documentary tattoo tattoo artist irezumi japanese tattooing

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