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Bodhisattva carved on white skin! Setsuko Ogawa stars in this picture scroll of lust in the inner palace!
8.5 / 10 IMDb August 5, 1972 1h 9m
In the hidden inner chambers of Edo Castle, rival concubines in 1709 turn tattoo art into a dangerous weapon of influence, sparking a secret competition to captivate the ruling shogun and secure ultimate power within the walls of the imperial harem.
Director
Runtime
1h 9m
Release Date
August 5, 1972
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
Producers
Cast
Setsuko Ogawa
as Oyae(お八重)
Hidemi Hara
as Osei no kata(お清の方)
Miyoko Aoyama
as Omiyo(お美代)
Maya Kitami
as Oman(お万)
Michiko Komori
as Ofuji(お藤)
Yoshie Kitsuda
as Ochô no kata(お蝶の方)
No photo
Yumi Nakano
as Oshin(おしん)
No photo
Sayori Shima
as Gobozu (Nun)(御坊主)
No photo
Ryûji Ôizumi
as Shinzô(新三)
Toshihiko Oda
as 間部越前守
No photo
Keisuke Yukioka
as Horitatsu(彫辰)
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Hiroyuki Mikawa
as Ienobu Tokugawa - Shôgun(将軍家宣)
Production Companies
Nikkatsu CorporationAdvertisement
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