Movie: The Way of the Ink

Top 10 Billed Cast

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

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    La voie de l'encre

  • Overview

    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

    2011-08-27

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    Français日本語
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