
Torremolinos 73(2003)
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.


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
Masami

Riri Kuribayashi
Masako

Nanami Kawakami
Matsuko

Aki Morita
Kyoko Tsuzuki

Mariko Sumiyoshi
Sugar

Takashi Naha

Kazuhiro Nakahara
Kentarô Sakai
Jin Sato

Akiyoshi Shibata
The Make-up Room is a comedy, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of adult filmmaking. Directed by Kei Morikawa, it stars Beni Itô, Riri Kuribayashi, Nanami Kawakami. 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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