在这部刺青：宛如香月剧情片中,藤堂阳花（さとう珠緒 饰）和妹妹叶月（井村空美 饰）的父母早年间双双过世，只留下姐妹俩相依为命，辛苦度日。长大后，热爱跳舞的阳花开办了舞蹈学校，她出落得美丽动人，舞姿翩翩，倾倒众多崇拜者。虽然叶月也很出色，但跟姐姐比起来，她就如同始终靠反射着太阳的光辉才能放光的月亮一样相形见绌。舞蹈比赛开幕在即，阳花鼓励妹妹一同参赛，但叶月始终未找到合适的舞伴。阳花的舞伴月罔亮介（勝野洋輔 饰）对叶月颇有好感，偶然机会两人搭伴练舞，合作默契。这引起了阳花的嫉妒，她和亮介口角不断，姐妹俩也心生隔阂。无法忍耐的阳花转而求助刺青师，要求在妹妹的背上刺上无法抹去的图案……
本片根据谷崎润一郎小说《刺青》改编，系《刺青》发表100周年纪念作品。
In the latest film version of the novel, a dance studio's owner has a younger sister who is a university student. The owner is a good dancer herself and has won many dance contests. Her parents were also dancers. The younger sister is coy in contrast to her older sibling, but has her own dancing skills. The younger girl receives postcards from an unknown sender. She also likes to make dolls. The older sister introduces a dancer to her sister. He attacks the younger gal.
