The Make-up Room
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
2015-02-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6
Beni Itô
Masami
Riri Kuribayashi
Masako
Nanami Kawakami
Matsuko
Aki Morita
Kyoko Tsuzuki
Mariko Sumiyoshi
Sugar
Takashi Naha
Kazuhiro Nakahara
Kentarô Sakai
Jin Sato
Akiyoshi Shibata
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