The Make-up Room

2015 1h 26m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Morikawa draws from his experiences as a former adult-video director for this comedy set in the make-up room of a porn film shoot. The cast features Aki Morita (Sharing) and an ensemble of mostly Japanese porn stars including Beni Ito, Nanami Kawakami and Riri Kuribayashi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Beni Itô
Masami
Riri Kuribayashi
Masako
Nanami Kawakami
Matsuko
Aki Morita
Kyoko Tsuzuki
Mariko Sumiyoshi
Sugar
Takashi Naha
Kazuhiro Nakahara
Kentarô Sakai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kei Morikawa
Writers: Kei Morikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Beni Itô and Riri Kuribayashi and Nanami Kawakami carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4480648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kei Morikawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Beni Itô and Riri Kuribayashi and Nanami Kawakami carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4480648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.