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Tattooing is not just about showing off at the beach. Among Japanese yakuzas and Polynesians, these are traditional rites rooted in social life.
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Report on the success of the Polynesian stand at the World Tattoo Fair held at the Bataclan. Interview with Renaud, tattoo artist, and tattoo lovers.
After an interview, Mr ODA, a yakuza in the 7th rank of the Yamaguchi clan, reveals the tattoo that adorns his back.
Pierre IVANOFF comments on a tattoo session of a young woman from a Dayak tribe, filmed during her stay on the Indonesian island of Borneo.
Report on the encestral art of Japanese tattooing, called irezumi, which covers almost the entire body.
Report, in Auckland, New Zealand, devoted to the Maori tradition of tattooing. Inscribing your genealogy on your skin is a way to pay tribute to your ancestors and to the Maori culture that almost disappeared.
Report, in Polynesia, devoted to the traditional process of inking the skin, very long and painful.
A Polynesian explains the meaning of the symbols he got tattooed on his skin. They are mostly tributes to the gods.
Report devoted to the manufacture of dye and instruments traditionally used in Polynesia for the secular art of tattooing.
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