Pink Salon: 'We're Waiting for You with Tissue Paper'

1977 1h 10m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A woman works at a massage parlor to earn money for her daughter. Filmed on location.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yu Mizuki
Akiko Hanai
Haruka Tajima
Momoko Tobe
Hiroshi Gojo
Ikuo Fujimoto
Hirokazu Inoue
Shôji Itaya
Shûji Kagawa
Policeman
Tadayuki Kitagami
Mitsuo Kaneda
Hisashi Kobayashi
Hisahiko Irie
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Yasuhito Aoyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuaki Shirai
Writers: Kiyohide Ohara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuaki Shirai, shot by Hidenobu Nimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shin Takada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yu Mizuki and Haruka Tajima and Hiroshi Gojo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nobuaki Shirai directs. Hidenobu Nimura behind the camera. Shin Takada scores. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nobuaki Shirai, shot by Hidenobu Nimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shin Takada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yu Mizuki and Haruka Tajima and Hiroshi Gojo carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0287618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.