The Make-up Room

February. 20,2015

Rating：

6.5

Genre：

Drama Comedy

Keywords：

Adult Filmmaking

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Beni Itô as Masami

Riri Kuribayashi as Masako

Nanami Kawakami as Matsuko

Aki Morita as Kyoko Tsuzuki

Mariko Sumiyoshi as Sugar

Takashi Naha as

Kazuhiro Nakahara as

Akiyoshi Shibata as

Takashi Shigematsu as

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Reviews

Actuakers

2015/02/20

One of my all time favorites.

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XoWizIama

2015/02/21

Excellent adaptation.

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Intcatinfo

2015/02/22

A Masterpiece!

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Catangro

2015/02/23

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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eikonoklastes

2015/02/24

I went into this movie with the preconceived notion that it was a sleazy soft-core type production.Instead, it turned out to be a decent comedy (Its genre is listed as "Drama", but that's a bit of a misnomer). It's a mostly light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek look at the porn industry from the unique perspective of a dedicated make-up artist trying her best to do her job under difficult circumstances.There were some genuinely funny moments and even a couple of moments where the film tried to be a bit heartfelt, but came across as hammy.People looking at this title solely for titillation will be severely disappointed as this is not even remotely pornographic. There is only brief, non-sexual nudity and one instance of a woman moaning (loudly) off-screen, but in a humorous context.Everyone else, approaching it with an open mind might be pleasantly surprised with what they get.

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