Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest
1972, Japanese. Directed by Yukihiko Kondo.
Bodhisattva carved on white skin! Setsuko Ogawa stars in this picture scroll of lust in the inner palace!
In the hidden inner chambers of Edo Castle, rival concubines in 1709 turn tattoo art into a dangerous weapon of influence, sparking a secret competition to captivate the ruling shogun and secure ultimate power within the walls of the imperial harem.
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Yukihiko KondoDirector
- Setsuko OgawaOyae(お八重)
- Hidemi HaraOsei no kata(お清の方)
- Miyoko AoyamaOmiyo(お美代)
- Maya KitamiOman(お万)
- Michiko KomoriOfuji(お藤)
- Yoshie KitsudaOchô no kata(お蝶の方)
- Yumi NakanoOshin(おしん)
- Sayori ShimaGobozu (Nun)(御坊主)
- Ryûji ÔizumiShinzô(新三)
- Toshihiko Oda間部越前守
- Keisuke YukiokaHoritatsu(彫辰)
- Hiroyuki MikawaIenobu Tokugawa - Shôgun(将軍家宣)
Details
- Released
- 5 August 1972
- Original title
- 色暦大奥秘話 刺青百人競べ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keiji Kubota
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Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 August 1972. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest?
Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest (1972) was directed by Yukihiko Kondo and stars Setsuko Ogawa, Hidemi Hara, Miyoko Aoyama.