

The Tattooist
2015, Korean. Directed by Lee Seo.
Soo-na is a beautiful tattoo artist who possesses the unique skill of being able to perform the rare “stitchery tattoo” that uses needle and thread. This style of tattoo is very painful and she prefers not to do it this way. She also has a habit of mixing in some snake venom into the ink she uses for tattooing. This can cause some interesting and sometimes lethal side-effects whenever her clients are in the heat of passion. In other words, you do not want to mess with Soo-na. Now she has a new client, Ji-soon, who is very persistent in wanting her to use the stitchery tattoo technique. Soo-na gives in and agrees to finish the tattoo of a Medusa on his back. She quickly learns that behind the Medusa lies a dark secret that has ties to her own past. What follows is a tale of revenge, murder, and tattoos.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 10 December 2015
- Original title
- 타투
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Seo
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The Tattooist runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Tattooist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 December 2015. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tattooist?
The Tattooist (2015) was directed by Lee Seo and stars Song Il-gook, Yoon Joo-hee, Kwon Hyun-sang.