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Oiran

1983

113 minutes

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Overview

Ayame, a courtesan, attracts the attention of street vendor Kisuke and decides to run away with him to America. Unfortunately, a crazed tattoo artist is obsessed with Ayame's perfect skin as a potential canvas, so he kills Kisuke to keep Ayame in Japan. Later, Ayame is sold to a brothel in Yokohama. Kisuke's ghost possesses her, causing his image to appear tattoo-like on her skin whenever she has sex.

Top Cast

Takako Shinozuka headshot

Takako Shinozuka

Ayame

Kyoko Asuka headshot

Kyoko Asuka

Yamabuki

Kozue Azusa headshot

Kozue Azusa

Naruto

Kyoko Hibiki headshot

Kyoko Hibiki

Rishige

Takashi Itô headshot

Takashi Itô

Seikichi

Saeda Kawaguchi headshot

Saeda Kawaguchi

Akeba

Allen Keller headshot

Allen Keller

Morgan

Shinji Kubo headshot

Shinji Kubo

Satoshi Mashiba headshot

Satoshi Mashiba

Kisuke

Rei Matsubara headshot

Rei Matsubara

Kikuno

Akiko Miyahara headshot

Akiko Miyahara

Chiyoharu

Shizu Sakai headshot

Shizu Sakai

Kokiku

Mutsuko Sakura headshot

Mutsuko Sakura

O-Tatsu

Taiji Tonoyama headshot

Taiji Tonoyama

Hachibei

Yuri Yau headshot

Yuri Yau

Koyuki

Midori Yūzaki headshot

Midori Yūzaki

Miyono

Edward Smith headshot

Edward Smith

Alice Brown headshot

Alice Brown