“A superbly erotic extravaganza — bewitchingly bizarre!”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Takako Shinozuka
Ayame
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Kiyoko Asuka
Yamabuki
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Midnight Sun Dream Episode 3
Kozue Azusa
Naruto
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Kyoko Hibiki
Rishige
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Female College Student: Pretty Sacrifice
Motto Irete
Takashi Itô
Seikichi
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Dreams
Curse of the Dog God
Saeda Kawaguchi
Akeba
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Violence at Noon
Curse of the Blood
Allen Keller
Morgan
Known for
Pale Rider
Convoy
Shinji Kubo
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The Face of Another
The Japanese Obscenity
Satoshi Mashiba
Kisuke
No other roles listed
Rei Matsubara
Kikuno
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Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio
Iro no Shiiku
Akiko Miyahara
Chiyoharu
Also in
Midnight Sun Dream Episode 1
Midnight Sun Dream Episode 3
Shizu Sakai
Kokiku
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Midnight Sun Dream Episode 1
Midnight Sun Dream Episode 3
Tetsuji Takechi Director · Junichirō Tanizaki Author Akira Takada Cinematographer
First release February 19, 1983 · Produced in Japan · Production Takechi Film, Ogawa Kikaku
Production
Fujii Movies
Production
Takechi Film
Production
Ogawa Kikaku
Production
Japan
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Original title
華魁
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 19, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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