Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.
Cast
Crew
Yasuzō Masumura
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Junichirō Tanizaki
Novel
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Hachizō Miyajima
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Ozawa
Producer
Hiroaki Fujii
Production Design
Shirô Kaga
Production Design
Masao Ōsumi
Sound
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
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