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Tattooed Life is a 1965 yakuza action movie directed by Seijun Suzuki. The film stars Hideki Takahashi as "Silver Fox" Tetsu. The story follows the flight of yakuza hitman Tetsu and his younger, artistic brother Kenji after the latter kills a yakuza boss in a double cross. The pair is pursued by the yakuza and police as they head for Manchuria. They are swindled of their money before they can reach their destination and take labor jobs on a tunnel project, each falling in love with their new boss's sister-in-law and wife, respectively.
Original Release
11/13/1965
US Release
10/07/1966
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hideki Takahashi | Murakami Tetsutaro |
| Masako Izumi | Kinoshita Midori |
| Hiroko Itô | Kinoshita Masayo |
| Kayo Matsuo | Oyuki |
| Hôsei Komatsu | Yamano Senkichi |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | Akamatsu Jugoro / Jugoro Akamatsu |
| Kaku Takashina | Tsuneyoshi |
| Kotobuki Hananomoto | Murakami Kenji |
| Hiroshi Chiyoda | Zensuke |
| Yôko Yokota | Otose |
Directors
Writers
Kei Hattori, Ai Kennedy, Kinya Naoi
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hideki Takahashi | Murakami Tetsutaro |
| Masako Izumi | Kinoshita Midori |
| Hiroko Itô | Kinoshita Masayo |
| Kayo Matsuo | Oyuki |
| Hôsei Komatsu | Yamano Senkichi |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | Akamatsu Jugoro / Jugoro Akamatsu |
| Kaku Takashina | Tsuneyoshi |
| Kotobuki Hananomoto | Murakami Kenji |
| Hiroshi Chiyoda | Zensuke |
| Yôko Yokota | Otose |
| Tessen Nakahira | Gonji |
| Zenpei Saga | Totsuka Iwamatsu |
| Michio Hino | Tokuhira |
| Hiroshi Kôno | Kurosawa |
| Hiroshi Chô | Masayoshi |
| Wataru Kobayashi | Masakichi |
| Shirô Tonami | Tomeji |
| Hiroshi Takao | Sutekichi |
| Keisuke Noro | Kiyogimi / Seikou |
| Shirô Yanase | Asakichi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masayuki Takagi | Producer |
