Yoichi Takabayashi

film director

April 29, 1931 (July 15, 2012)

in theaters on my screens

La Femme tatouée

V.O.: Sekka tomurai zashi

Jap. 1982. Mores drama by Yoichi Takabayashi with Masayo Utsunomiya, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Masaki Kyomoto. To satisfy her lover's desires, a woman agrees to have her back tattooed by a master with unusual methods.

Runtime: 101 min.

in theaters on my screens

L'Eau était si claire

V.O.: Gaki zoshi

Jap. 1973. Psychological drama by Yoichi Takabayashi with Yutaro Ban, Satchie Matsuda, Akira Nitta. Overcome by a passionate desire for a teenage girl he has taken in, a monk finds appeasement only in death.

Runtime: 95 min.