Pink Lady: The Woman Who Can't Stand It

2012 1h 15m JA

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Sakura was once the female star of a television show about a team of superheroes, but retired from acting after its cancelation and got married. One day, she attends a reunion of the show's cast and crew and crosses paths once again with her red-garbed castmate Kotaro, who she had been secretly attracted to.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miho Yabe
Kouichiro Nishi
Masahiro Sagane
Atsushi Harada
Chie Suzuki
Beat Kiyoshi

Credits

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Director: Takahiro Ueno
Writers: Satoshi Kaneda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takahiro Ueno, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Miho Yabe and Kouichiro Nishi and Masahiro Sagane carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt2573466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takahiro Ueno directs. Takehiko Tamiya behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Takahiro Ueno, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Miho Yabe and Kouichiro Nishi and Masahiro Sagane carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2573466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.