Horimono

In Film

Funding on Kickstarter  

Rewards

Japan

A short documentary film that challenges Japanese tattoo stereotypes by following a tattooed pilgrimage group to a holy mountain. - Tattooed pilgrims inside the Shinto shrine where we will be filming. Photo credit: Kunihiko MeguroIn Japan, getting a tattoo often means living a life of being stereotyped as a criminal. Without even saying a word, people with tattoos are seen as dangerous and existing on the unclean fringes of society.  Almost anyone who has ever been to a public bathhouse in Japan has seen the ubiquitous signs prohibiting tattooed people from entering. But this stigma is a ...

Read More recent phenomenon that developed after World War II, and was largely propagated through the film and entertainment industry. But every summer, there is a spiritual pilgrimage in Japan that challenges these stereotypes and shows tattoos in a different light. In this journey, Japanese tattoo artists and

View The Project: https://www.kickstar...kiradane/horimono