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Sada's tattoo

posted 19 years ago by evil_nineve
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Sada has a tattoo of what appears to be a scorpion on her earlobe. Can anyone tell me if there is some kind of cultural meaning or symbolism attached to this?

[–] ChongWang 19 years ago

no idea, but it was hot ;)

[–] Studman_Productions 19 years ago

very hot!

[–] damaja666 18 years ago

i believe in japanese culture it was common for women who were concubines to the yakuza to be tattooed so that it would be known that they belonged to someone.

[–] Studman_Productions 18 years ago

Interesting...

[–] elMasMono 14 years ago

I don't know about the symbolism, but in the Criterion release dvd extras, it is told that the tattoo actually belongs to the actress who plays Sada, not specifically for the film.

[–] snookafly2000 11 years ago

That's right. I think it was her costar Fuji who mentioned it. He said implied it might have had something to do with her working in "underground theater" for whatever that's worth.

[–] zombiesushi 14 years ago

I always thought it was just a mark to signify she was a servant or slave and had something to do with who owned her.

~*Copulate me nonviolently with a mechanical gas powered tree cutting device!*~

[–] maxmode 12 years ago

Isn't scorpion a DEADLY animal?

[–] tigermail-lb 11 years ago

I recall something about her husband being a Bankrupt and that she was having to pay off the debt by being a call girl. She rubbed her ear lobe and I was wondering if the tatt is the mark of the person who is owed the debt - like brand?