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A journey to the Land of the Rising Sun, exploring a millennia-old and fascinating culture rooted in tradition: tattooing. This voyage through Japan will take us to the heart of this ancient art, where every design carries symbolic meaning and reflects centuries of cultural heritage. From traditional motifs passed down through generations to the meticulous techniques preserved by master tattoo artists, we will discover how tattooing remains a living expression of Japan’s history, identity, and spiritual values.
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00:30Majestic wooden pagodas look upon us from their secular wisdom.
01:00Under the watch of Buddhas, in the middle of gardens carefully planned, the serene water
01:07of a pond absorbs the light of the Japanese sun.
01:11Further away, a river shivers.
01:18It runs through this setting in which nature is in communion with the sacred icons of men.
01:25Here, the elements arrange themselves in a vision of harmony, a faithful reflection of the soul of Japan.
01:40Through its tumultuous history, which dates back to the beginning of times, the traditional
01:47Japanese tattoo has become one of the most evolved form of corporal ornament in the world.
02:02Known as Irizumi, which literally means inserting dye, or decorating the body, it has the particularity
02:09to cover the whole body with sophisticated patterns and symbols taken from the collective imagination.
02:16Its bearer incarnates a fragment of this heritage, which he perpetuates till his death.
02:23The current form of Irizumi can be traced back to the Edo period, at the beginning of the 17th century.
03:00Irizumi is still practiced today in confidentiality, despite being deeply rooted in Japanese identity.
03:30Irizumi is still practiced today, despite being deeply rooted in Japanese identity.
03:49Nowadays, the tattoo master known as Horishi, from Hori which means to engrave,
04:16is the knowledge holder of the centuries-old Irizumi.
04:21The Horishi is a secretive character who works discreetly.
04:28Surrounded by rites, the minute preparation of tools and ingredients is the object of an unaltered ceremonial.
04:36The tattoo master makes his own tools by tying small needles with a silk thread to a bamboo stick.
04:46Each stick can contain 2-36 needles, depending on the type of work and the body part.
04:55The apprentice carefully watches his master prepare the dyes and new stencils needed,
05:08observing the precise gestures he will need to reproduce at the end of this training.
05:14The next step is a peculiar thing about Hori.
05:16The first step is to accomplish the master's model and the track is very basic-sized.
05:18And the next step is to accomplish the main thing in this direction and the nature of the hair.
05:23The next step is to describe the easy-based craft and the natural cuban.
05:27It makes it as a sense of as is something in the next step.
05:29The next step is to leverage the instructions!
05:32The next step is to look back to the next step of the main activity.
05:34And not so I can convert it and see theаствore of M conseguen.
05:37At the end of the training, the tattoo master gives his disciple a new name, sometimes giving
05:54him his own Horishi name, thus bestowing upon the apprentice a dynastic prestige.
06:05So, for example, the first step in the training, the first step is to to make the experiment
06:10on the left of the main character.
06:15The last step in the training, the one I can't wait to do to make the experiment
06:21is not an easy one.
06:24I'm confused to the job.
06:27I'm confused to the other two.
06:31The choice of the design is determined during a meeting between the Horishi and his client,
06:42demonstrating the respect given to the Horishi.
06:46Since the tattoo may require many years to be completed,
06:57an intimate relationship will start building between them.
07:03The tattoo master first draws the design directly on the body without a decal.
07:12Once the tattoo is completed, the client bears his signature and becomes a living part of the master's work.
07:22It's been difficult for me to do this.
07:27It's been the first time.
07:30What?
07:32It's been the first time.
07:35It's been the first time.
07:39It's been the first time.
07:42The tattoo is something that comes from the people.
07:57The samurai had the right to seppuku as a way to show they could bear pain.
08:07People come to the tattoo to prove they can also overcome pain.
08:24It's been the first time.
08:25It's been the first time.
08:26It's been the first time.
08:27It's been the first time.
08:28It's been the first time.
08:29Most of the time, clients come with images of tattoos they want to get.
08:33But when they see my catalog, they change their minds.
08:40I work three hours per day for a tattoo, and it takes about one week.
09:09I have been tattooing for 35 years.
09:24The inspiration comes from reading traditional Japanese stories.
09:30Then, in my head, I imagine the scenes to draw.
09:37When you do tattoos, you have to keep your heart pure.
09:43The tattoo master first draws the design directly on the body without a decal.
09:58He tattoos the outline with black dye following his design.
10:03The color fillings will be done over weekly sessions.
10:06The color fillings.
10:07The color fillings will be done over weekly sessions.
10:08The color fillings will be done over weekly sessions.
10:13The color fillings will be done over weekly sessions.
10:39Irizumi is always done by hand, using an ancestral engraving technique named Tebori, hand engraving.
10:52Once the needle is dipped in dye, the skin is delicately poked with the right hand, while the left hand stretches it.
11:09The Horishi is guided by the noise, called Shaki, to estimate the insertion depth and manage the shades.
11:39There are two styles. Tsukibori, a rapid movement where the needles are inserted at a right angle, is mostly used for the outline.
11:55Hanebori, which imitates the movement of a quill where the needles are inserted at an angle, is more precise and used for effects.
12:05It is a difficult technique that requires five years of apprenticeship.
12:20.
12:35The Japanese tattoo is done by
13:04hand only
13:11Today we tend to use the machine
13:14but there are things you can only do by hand
13:26My master taught me the art of tattoo by the hand
13:29and I was attracted to it
13:32So I always teach my students tattooing by hand
13:35so that I can use the art of tattooing by hand
13:38so I can use the art of tattooing by hand
13:42and I can use the art of tattooing by hand
13:50and of course I can use the art of tattooing by hand
13:54But I don't think I'm going to be able to do that in my head.
14:12For example, from the Ukiyo-e, I took a picture from the Ukiyo-e.
14:21Most Japanese tattoos are inspired by Ukiyo-e.
14:36Other tattoo artists were inspired by ancient Chinese literature,
14:43by legendary characters or ancestral fight scenes.
14:51There are many characters from the Japanese culture,
14:56such as the art of the Roman Empire,
14:59such as the army of the old army,
15:02people of the war,
15:04some people of the army,
15:07such as the army of Japan,
15:09such as the original art of the army,
15:13which is often used to be a fan of the people.
15:16The tattoos that I create use the same technique as Hokusai.
15:46The tattoos that I use the same technique as I use the same technique as I use the same technique.
16:07The tattoos that I use to help pen for your calculations and I use the same technique.
16:18When I do not use the same technique as I use the same technique.
16:58The sun reappears in the Nippon sky, flowers bloom on branches of trees as if they were
17:27saluting its light.
17:32The winter snow has melted and the colors that were asleep beneath its coat awaken.
17:48The winter flows again and lets the life cavort in its bosom.
17:54In Japan, country of Shinto tradition, the tiniest form of nature is worshipped, creating a deep
18:14respect for the natural order of the cosmos.
18:19Perhaps this is the origin of the humility characteristic of the Japanese people.
18:21The crowd leisurely walks among temples under the morning dew of the cherry trees, color
18:28of the dawn.
18:40It is the morning of the year.
18:57The moon reappears in the Nippon sky, the moon reappears in the sea.
19:10The moon reappears on the sea, the moon reappears in the sea.
19:50In Nara, time seems to have slowed its pace.
20:04In this former capital rich in history and heritage, there are not only Buddhist temples
20:10or Shinto sanctuaries from time immemorial.
20:16The commercial district of Naramashi houses centuries-old workshops that perpetuate the
20:21rigorous demands of yesteryear's trades.
20:25At the Kobayen factory, the manufacturing secret of the Sumidae has been transmitted from father
20:44to son for 16 generations.
20:51Nowadays, the charcoal dye is manufactured with the same methods, using the same products
21:17and with the same respect for nature that prevailed four centuries ago.
21:25In the combustion room, multiple lamps burn continuously, maintained by an artisan whose job is to pour
21:33vegetable oil at regular intervals.
22:01From this combustion is obtained the main ingredient of the Sumidae, a natural dust, which mixed
22:08with an organic glue, will create a flexible paste.
22:13This is a local forest, which is made of local plants and other materials.
22:14This is a local plant that is now using a local plant that can be used for the first time.
22:18With the whole plant that can be used to eat, there is a local plant, which is a local plant that
22:23has been used for many months.
22:24And in this particular plant, there is also a local plant that is used for the last year.
22:56Rolled by hand, then molded, the dye is dried for many months under oak ashes.
23:22If the Kobayan family performs this traditional know-how with such sincerity, it is because
23:28in Japan, the dye is almost sacred.
23:43Left to dry, hanging in garlands, these little charcoal bricks, crushed to powder and mixed
23:50with water, transform into a unique dye.
24:01It is a precious good, common root for the noble art of calligraphy and the little known
24:07art of tattoo.
24:14The sun is at its peak.
24:37The summer heat offers itself to the world, which replies with vivid colors.
24:50Light kindly nourishes with its brightness all those who abandon themselves to it.
24:58Life is blooming everywhere.
25:10The Horishis take inspiration from the treasures offered by nature.
25:15Irizumi is a school of the living, an allegory of terrestrial realities, its aesthetic language
25:22decrypted in the carefreeness of contemplation.
25:38Tattoo masters find their spiritual food in these colored palettes that depict the mysterious
25:43sensitivity of Japan.
25:45Tears of the living, an allegory of the living, an allegory of the living.
25:52You could see the important question.
25:54What's the story about Vika in the normal place?
25:57Let me know that you were about to add an hour.
26:00I was able to change the energy of the living, while the sun is able to act.
26:04Lately of the living, or the living, or the living, or the living, or the living.
26:06You should imagine that you are about to move your body.
26:09Learning all these vegetables, and it makes you alive.
26:14Sensei Horiyoshi III is one of the
26:43rare traditional tattoo artists known internationally. Staunch protector of
26:48his art, he has worked relentlessly for its worldwide recognition.
26:59However, he has modernized Irezumi by introducing Western techniques like the
27:06electric tattoo machine which he finds to be more precise for certain use.
27:13Irezumi is a pure form of traditional art, guided by principles of complete harmony between the body and the soul.
27:32Japanese people are very proud of their culture and jealously guard their folklore.
27:39Usually, the tattoo remains hidden. The secret mark covers the whole body, except the forearms, the chest, the chest and the body.
27:46In this way, the tattoo bearer keeps the whole body, except the forearms, the chest and the abdomen.
27:53Usually, the tattoo remains hidden. The secret mark covers the whole body, except the forearms, the chest and the abdomen.
28:01In this way, the tattoo bearer keeps the beauty of his tattoo to himself, out of sight, as a proof of courage for himself, illustrating Japanese people's modesty.
28:08In this way, the tattoo bearer keeps the beauty of his tattoo to himself, out of sight, as a proof of courage for himself, illustrating Japanese people's modesty.
28:15The tattoo bearer keeps the beauty of his tattoo to himself, out of sight, as a proof of courage for himself, as a proof of courage for himself, illustrating Japanese people's modesty.
28:26in this, the book of locality is a proof of courage for histake, which is a proof of courage for his tattoo, in this way, being drawn to his tattoo.
28:39First of all, this was an important letter.
28:42I cred� to be the best for his tattoo, as a proof of courage for his tattoo.
28:49I don't know.
29:19The tattoo is traditional and marginal at the same time.
29:37It has no room for error.
29:40It is the only profession where the work comes alive.
29:46It talks.
29:47It communicates.
29:52The tattoo dies at the death of its burial.
29:59I am fascinated by the fragility and beauty that makes this job an extraordinary trade.
30:16I started 45 years ago, at the age of 21.
30:27I was self-taught.
30:31I realized that the tattoo allowed me to express my own idea.
30:35And at the age of 25, I left home to learn Horiyoshi tattooing.
30:41There is a big difference between working with the machine and working by hand.
30:56It takes a month to learn the tattoo machine and five years for tattooing by hand.
31:13The machine is faster and more accurate.
31:24It is best to combine both techniques.
31:27Both techniques have their advantages and disadvantages.
31:30Well, that's my opinion.
31:31Well, that's my opinion.
31:33Don't try to work him out on top of a prison.
31:34That's the standard one.
31:35It might take care of his body at times 。
31:38You're the only one who shouldiva and mystery displayed.
31:39But here is the streaming power.
31:40This is maybe you only know what theurmura efforts to use his own idea.
31:43The real form of a civilization is the youngest individual datensure.
31:44It's all beautiful and beautiful.
31:45It is totally可以.
31:46It's all new to you.
31:47Let me show you, let me show you, let me show you.
31:51But here is this one.
31:56This is cool, cool.
31:58More loose.
32:00More loose.
32:01Transmission of knowledge from the past is performed in a highly coded ritual,
32:06remain of a feudal custom.
32:09For example, Koi, Kaupu.
32:12There is a dragon.
32:23As Hiroishi III has transmitted most of his knowledge to his son,
32:28he trusts him enough to let him tattoo his regular customers.
32:32If his son chooses to become a professional tattoo master,
32:39he will inherit the name Hiroishi IV.
32:45There is, besides the father-son bond,
32:48a more subtle bond
32:51that originates from the knowledge that they are maintaining
32:54an old and precious skill.
33:02The tattoo is a wound in which the body is cut
33:07and made into a living work of art.
33:16Extremely painful, Irezumi is a proof of the bearer's courage and manliness.
33:24It shows one's commitment to the group Nakama
33:27and one's manliness, Otokorashisa.
33:33The tattoo illustrates its bare individuality
33:36as well as his belonging to a wholeness.
33:39to a life and the Father has fallen high to her brain
33:51which makes us know the number of foliage that he has been taken
33:57and says the future could listen to sisters,
33:59with her so muchruti.
34:01Look at his feeling!
34:03The mother hasemed their children
34:06The tattoo master engraves Japanese traditions and mythologies into the individual's skin,
34:26and then owns these traditions, mythologies, and perpetuates them.
34:56The old tattoo masters knew the human body, and they invented ways of tattooing.
35:11They started by using large surfaces like the back.
35:17They do not tell a story.
35:22It is primarily a dramatic scene in this case.
35:29I think that initially they were inspired by the world of Ukiyo-e.
35:44It's hard to define the tattoo, because it is different in each country.
35:50The only universal thing is that it is linked to culture, religion, and to the spirit of the country.
35:57It's like a monument that you want to decorate.
36:02The Japanese tattoo contains religious, spiritual elements, and a narrative of time,
36:09and seasons, all in one picture.
36:12The Japanese tattoo contains religious, spiritual elements, and a narrative of time and seasons, all in one picture.
36:21The Japanese tattoo contains religious, spiritual elements, and a narrative of time and seasons, all in one picture.
36:34The Japanese tattoo contains religious, spiritual elements, and a narrative of time and seasons, all in one picture.
36:40The popular side inspires me and fascinates me.
37:05Although this material has developed by theanzia, the second, the first, and a which brings maj tiers in the texts to showcase the second.
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37:21Like the klea
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37:25Eternal
37:30Autumn rushes in, pressed by the equinox winds,
37:34This winds, dusk of the year.
37:40The sun vanishes and the sky cries over his absence.
37:46Everyone goes home, pushed by the first cold.
37:59The masterpieces of the tattoo masters of unmatched craftsmanship are animated by an
38:04exaltation for nature equal to the love that Japanese have for it.
38:11Irezumi hatches to the rhythm of the seasons.
38:15These amazing landscapes explore in a rare dreamlike manner the majesty of the elements,
38:22questioning us upon the intimate relationship between man and the world surrounding him.
38:29The colors fade.
38:48The trees show their last ornaments and dissolve.
38:51They become naked, spreading their tired leaves to the whims of winds before facing the long
38:59winter night.
39:01The trees have a compression and the drift.
39:03The trees are dobre.
39:04The trees are losing.
39:04They come to the winds of the birds of the woods.
39:07They're small to get the birds of the birds of the birds with the birds of the birds.
39:58Sensei Horiyoshi III and Sensei Nakamura claim the artistic inheritance of Hokusai Katsushika,
40:11one of the most recognized print painter of the 19th century, who lived from 1660 to 1849.
40:20This man, crazy about drawing, like he used to describe himself, was a tireless creator
40:26on a perpetual quest for perfection.
40:32His work is emblematic of ukiyo-e, which literally means image of a floating world, a poetical
40:40term full of spirituality that designated all things ephemeral.
40:44A people's artist, he paints the mundane activities of ordinary people, the momentary intoxication
40:53of urban populations.
41:00Just like his predecessors, Hokusai paints a portrait of a hedonist Japan, telling the fleeting pleasures
41:29of his contemporaries.
41:35His prints are a poetic mirror that reflects the noble Japanese way of life.
41:45Hokusai's art has also an epic dimension.
41:49Some of his illustrations, referring to middle-aged literature, depict war scenes with mythical
41:55characters.
42:00He illustrated the stories of the 108 heroes of Sui Dokken that narrates the stories of gold-hearted
42:06thieves whose bodies are tattooed with legendary creatures.
42:28Originally, the prints were used as posters or decorated the front of shops.
42:34His tradition is still followed, making the sophisticated aesthetic of ukiyo-e a symbol of Japanese thoughtfulness.
42:41Popular culture has always put forward an ambiguous image of the tattoo, the privilege of warriors,
42:48manly individual of unshakable courage.
42:54Living in a cruel world where deceitful and seductive women are the most eminent danger.
43:01the most eminent danger.
43:14Students members put away their physique into attack and get his each split.
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44:36To make a Japanese tattoo, you need to know Japanese traditions,
44:57so as not to forget the Japanese spirit.
45:03In olden days, there used to be a strong bond and trust between clients and the tattoo master.
45:21Customers were aware that the tattoo master was someone important in their lives because
45:29his tattoo was permanent.
45:30Today, when the tattoo is completed, the links break between the client and the tattoo artist.
45:40In the past, Japanese fully trusted their tattoo artist.
45:52The link would not break till the customer's death.
45:59Today, many customers break the link with their tattoo artist when the work is finished.
46:09How sad.
46:22To me, the Japanese tattoo is an art of Japanese culture.
46:25I do not want to see distorting.
46:38In my tattoos, I love to represent ancient traditions.
46:53And for this, I do not use the machine.
46:58I really want to specialize in the work done by hand.
47:08And at the same time, the sketch is very important and must represent the past.
47:15To me, I do not use the task to polish the tattoo artist.
47:30The formula is very important and must represent the meaning of the tattoo artist.
47:34I really want to specialize in the tattoo artist, which is very beautiful.
47:39And along the same way, I really want to specialize in the tattoo artist.
47:42Amen.
48:12In Japan, there are two sides of beauty, the beauty of shame and the hidden one.
48:41The beauty for Japanese people is something that should be hidden inside.
48:50In temples, the most beautiful things are placed at the back.
49:11The fact of hiding something can scare people.
49:20It may be the case of tattooing.
49:23But this is also what creates its charm, which attracts more people.
49:30It may be the case of tattooing.
49:40The only one thing that needs to be done is work.
49:46I want my son to continue his efforts, to continue to draw, because later he can perform
50:02another job in connection with drawing.
50:11For the rest, he can live as he wants, you just have to be responsible inside.
50:28As a man, you must choose and find your way of life.
50:33It's important to have respect for others, but for this one must be honest with himself.
50:39You can only learn from the past, and not from the future.
51:09During the harsh Japanese winter, snow covers everything in white, throwing a peaceful shroud
51:36over the ground.
51:42Sad clouds wrap around the sleeping Mount Fuji.
51:43On the naked branches of trees, the snow draws subtle arabesque that the Horishis tried to
52:05emulate on the bark of man.
52:11The spectacle of nature, rich material that changes with each passing day, is the reason
52:30of being of Irezumi.
52:38The temporary scenes of nature's nuances, expressed to the rhythm of the changing seasons, a metaphor
52:45for the cycle of life and death, are made into eternal canvas by Irezumi.
52:53Because of its centuries-old history, the tattoo is a manifestation of Japan's deep soul.
53:06The confused relationship Japanese have with tattoo, shifting from fascination to repulsion,
53:14they explain why Horishis are so dedicated in transmitting this tradition, a genuine knowledge they own.
53:26Irezumi, with its tradition of secrecy, will always exist.
53:32True to itself, just as every winter is followed by spring.
54:02And comes from this, a different perspective, when I reach a large vacuum-like engine that is
54:10a large vacuum-like engine that has been full of time.
54:14This will be more sensitive for the future, it's got no power of the text.
54:18And I will eventually I'll try to find out.
54:25And this is a very cool thing with the future, I'm going to try to use it.
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