Tattooed Life

Tattooed Life

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation

196587 min7.2 / 10

A dark, paranoid yakuza thriller about betrayal and survival that uses the bond between brothers to explore loyalty and entrapment within a criminal underworld.

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tattooed Life scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Tattooed Life end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Tattooed Life sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Tattooed Life violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Tattooed Life easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tattooed Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tattooed Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tattooed Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tattooed Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tattooed Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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