Makeup Room (2015)

Director
Kei Morikawa

Main cast
Aki Morita; Beni Itô; Riri Kuribayashi; Nanami Kawakami

Genres
Comedy, Drama

Description
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.


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