Exactly 124 years ago Southend welcomed its first professional tattoo artist who set up shop in the town, eager to put his ink stamp on the bodies of men, women and possibly sometimes even children.
Hailing from Fukui Prefecture, Kuri studied under cartoonist Taizo Yokoyama among others and drew nonsensical manga. In 1960, he formed the group Animation Sannin no Kai (Animation group of three) ...