The Way of the Ink

2011Directed by Pascal Bagot, Pamela Valente

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Released: August 27, 2011

About The Way of the Ink

Documentary

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.

Directors: Pascal Bagot
Pamela Valente
Writer: Pamela Valente
Original title: La voie de l'encre

Principal cast

In billing order

Pamela ValenteSelf
Pascal BagotSelf
HoritoshiSelf (Tattoo Master)
Gilbert CordierNarrator (Voice)
Kenji HinoharaSelf
Katsunori IshikawaSelf

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