교도소를 들락거리며 인생을 낭비한 존. 보호관찰 중인 존은 이제라도 범죄와 술로 낭비한 삶을 되찾기 위해 알코올 중독 치료를 병행하며 타투리스트로 살고 있다. 그러던 어느 날 오랫동안 연락을 끊고 살았던 딸 리디아에게 전화가 온다. 마약 판매상인 남자친구를 향해 실수로 총을 쏘고 도망자 신세가 된 것. 딸을 지켜내기 위해 함께 도망친 존은 달아날수록 경찰과 마약조직의 끈질긴 추격에 쫓기게 되는데…

세계를 떠돌아다니며 토속 디자인을 연구하는 문신 예술가 제이크는 싱가폴에서 열린 문신 엑스포에서 사모아섬의 전통 문신을 발견한다. 하지만 사소한 그의 실수로 문신에 깃든 악령이 해방된다. 애인 시나를 구하고 자신의 영혼을 다시 찾기 위해 제이크는 오랫동안 숨겨진 비극을 파헤친다.

(제12회 부천국제판타스틱영화제)

영화 "고문지옥"은 1969년도 작품으로서 일본 컬트영화계의 제왕이자 이상성애노선의 대표주자인 "이시이 테루오"감독의 영화이다.

A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.

한 흑인 여성이 강간을 당한 뒤, 백인 남자 친구는 그를 차에 태우고 성폭행 증거 채취 키트를 찾아 병원을 전전한다. 이 과정에서 두 사람의 관계는 시험대에 오른다. 영화를 구성하는 것은 계급, 인종, 성별의 교차적인 '차이'들이고 그 사이에서 권력 관계와 정치적 올바름, 공정의 구체적인 형상은 의문과 회색의 영역에 놓여진다.

Fast, frenetic, and furious best describe the story of five teenage boys all but abandoned by the system, estranged from any parents, and discarded by life in general. They build a world of there own in which gangs, drugs, fighting, body piercing, self-harm, and even suicide are considered commonplace. The film highlights their harrowing place in time and this small world; where brotherhood is valued above all else. Impressively acted by actual street kids, the movie highlights a gritty side of modern-day Singaporean life.

Katia, a young Polish woman adrift in London, meets Bob, an American tattoo artist. Katia is drawn to his mysterious aura and the taboo culture of body modification, but Bob has a dark, secret desire to leave his mark on the world and little does Katia know that her fascination with him will put her life in danger.

A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.

Shrouded by the mists of time, she has been forgotten ... But there is always someone to remember. Gregório is a tattoo artist obsessed with Astaroth, a demonic entity lurking in the shadows with promises of desire and pleasure. With the art of tattooing and his arcane knowledge, he intends to rescue her from the mists of oblivion and bring her into the world of the flesh. Two young women are involved in her plans: the determined tattoo artist Dri and the sweet guitarist Lia. A friend of theirs, Mai is the young woman who will use her martial arts training to try to defend them and combat the designs of Hell.

Tattooing — "the world's oldest skin game" — is the subject of this iconic documentary. Writer/director Geoff Steven scored a major coup by signing Easy Rider legend Peter Fonda as his presenter. Travelling to Aotearoa, Samoa, Japan and the United States, the doco traces key developments in tattooing, including its importance in the Pacific, prison-inspired styles, and the influence of 1960s counterculture. Legendary tattooists feature (including Americans Ed Hardy and Jack Rudy), while the closing credits parade some eye-opening full body tattoos.

A visit with a master of the Oldest Art In The World: tattooing. Disabled by arthritis since the age of four, confined to a wheelchair, his growth stunted, Stoney St. Clair joined the circus at 15 as a sword swallower. A year later he took up tattooing, and traveled with circuses and carnivals for fifty years practicing his craft. As we watch him at work, we see the determination which led Stoney to use his crippled hands in an art where mistakes are permanent, and we realize Stoney has overcome his handicap to heal himself and others with the magic of symbols. The film ends with a visit by New Age tattoo master Don Ed Hardy, who receives a permanent souvenir by Old School tattoo master Stoney.

Ethan Dent is a bereaved English teenager. Dent's brother was murdered under suspicious circumstances and Dent has never fully come to terms with his loss. However, everything in Dent's life changes when he meets a man who has a striking resemblance to his brother. Slowly the man begins to convince Dent to get a tattoo to remember his brother and things begin to unravel from there.

A bold reveal of a rose tattoo opens this 1980 documentary on tattooing in New Zealand. The potted history includes visits to tattoo parlours on K' Road and Hastings, and the studios of industry legends Steve Johnson and Roger Ingerton. Tattooists discuss public stigma, people's reasons for getting inked, and popular designs: sailors, serpents, swallows and tā moko. Made for documentary slot Contact, Skin Pics chronicles a time when "folk art has become high art".

Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok unravels the multiple layers of the almost mythological figure-living legend, Fang Od, a 92 year old woman who has been called the ‘Last [Traditional] Tattoo Artist of Kalinga.’ The first layer of the story is the one she is most famous for-being a tattoo artist. At her eyes, she continues to exhibit sharpness and precision in the very demanding art and skill of tattooing. The second layer shows her many stories as woman who has reached the age of looking back. She regales us with stories of her many suitors, of her youth, the dancing and the feasts. She also looks back with not just a tinge of regret that she never married nor had children of her own. Her body covered in tattoos is a landscape on its own mirroring the map of a woman who has chosen wittingly or unwittingly a road diverging from convention and in the process became a culture-bearer.

“The Inked Family” follows a couple of married Latvian-born tattoo artists – Anrijs and Monami Frost of online fame. They’re now living in Liverpool with their daughter, and their previous lives in Latvia seem almost surreal to them. The film traces Monami’s past, and the couple’s current lives and the success they’ve found as tattoo artists.

그림 그리기를 좋아하던 주인공 김일병은 군대에서 사고로 큰 화상을 입게 된다. 이후 1년 가까이 이어진 고통스러운 치료의 시간을 버텨내고 마침내 붕대를 푸는 날이 다가오게 되는데…

Horitoshi Sensei is one of the last accomplished masters of irezumi, the art of traditional Japanese tattoo. Pascal is a young French journalist specialized in tattoo who discovered Horitoshi’s designs in a magazine and felt in love with them. Although he does not have much money, Pascal decided to go to Tokyo to have all his back tattooed by Horitoshi. When the film starts, he is at his fourth trip, but his tattoo is far from being finished. Pascal is our guide in this travel to discover irezumi.