Tattoo City
Tattoo City
Emiko Omori and her family were imprisoned in the Poston concentration camp in
Arizona from 1942 to 1945. After that trauma she turned her back on all things Japanese, wanting to be accepted by the predominant culture. In 1974, she met tattooist D.E. Hardy who had studied Japanese art. Omori credits Hardy with re-awakening appreciation of her Japanese heritage, and allowed him to tattoo her back with an image of pearl diver Princess Tamatori. She made several films with him over the years, with the first, Tattoo City, premiering at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in 1980.
Arizona from 1942 to 1945. After that trauma she turned her back on all things Japanese, wanting to be accepted by the predominant culture. In 1974, she met tattooist D.E. Hardy who had studied Japanese art. Omori credits Hardy with re-awakening appreciation of her Japanese heritage, and allowed him to tattoo her back with an image of pearl diver Princess Tamatori. She made several films with him over the years, with the first, Tattoo City, premiering at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in 1980.
Genre
Immigrant Experience
Runtime
24
Language
English
Director
Emiko Omori
Producer
Emiko Omori
Writer(s)
Emiko Omori
Cast
Emiko Omori
Played at
Monica Film Center 12.07.25 - 12.07.25
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