Masaki Kyomoto Movies
- 1988
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A trio of female high school students try to head off a mad bomber at a rock concert in this teen crime drama. One of the weapons is a yo-yo equipped with razor-sharp blades that proves capable of downing a light aircraft. The film has the feel of a comic strip and is strictly geared toward the teen audience. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yui Asaka, Kika Onishi, (more)
- 1983
The 1981 American film Tattoo told the story of an artist whose obsession with the woman he loves leads to his covering her body with irremovable tattoos. This film has little to recommend it. On the other hand, the strikingly similar Japanese Irezumi (Spirit to Tattoo) is a consistently fascinating tale of sexual obsession and fetishism. Perhaps this is because the Japanese film is told from the point of view of the woman who allows her bare back to be "decorated" at the insistence of her lover. The film also makes a potent cultural statement: by permitting her body to be tattooed, the woman is defying a traditional taboo against this form of artistic expression. Whereas the balance of power in Tattoo was in the hands of the victimizer, Irezumi suggests that the so-called victim might be wielding more power than anyone suspects. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tomisaburo Wakayama, Masayo Utsunomiya, (more)
Shuranosuke Sakaki, the greatest swordsman alive, is hot on the trail of the evil ninja who have stolen the sacred sword of Lady Mayu, and before his quest is over, much blood will be shed. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Masaki Kyomoto
