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Hana Mai Irezumi Photo Book (1983) kaiju In the 2010sIn 1983, Sanwa Publishing released this photo book of Hana Mai modeling in various dreamlike scenes with a heavy focus on her beautiful tattoo work. A longtime friend and client of Horiyoshi III, Hana was a leading figure in the exploding underground fetish and movie scenes of Japan in the 1980s and early 1990s. Beautiful, full color photo sessions with various different models, as well as interviews and text with Hana and Horiyoshi III. There are