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Makeup (1985)

Makeup poster
Original title
メイク・アップ
Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A solo stripper nearing 30 meets a disabled boy who works backstage at a theater. She invites him to travel with her, and they form a close bond. Their trip becomes strained after an incident at a venue in Hakata.

melancholictenderslow-burnintimatebittersweetearthyemotionally restrainedlonely

What happens

『メイク・アップ』は、1987年4月25日公開の日本映画。監督は中原俊。主演は烏丸せつこ。 三十路間際のストリッパー・マミ(烏丸せつこ)は、マネージャーもつけずに一人で旅回りをしている。マミは大阪の劇場で、住み込みで下働きをしている知的障害を抱える少年・民夫(尾美としのり)と出会う。身寄りもなく周囲から差別されていた民夫をマミは旅に誘う。やがてマミを姉のように慕い始める民夫。大阪・徳島・下関と楽しい旅はしばらく続いたが、ある日、博多の劇場で民夫がたちの悪い踊り子に絡まれてしまう。深く傷ついた民夫は心を閉ざしがちになり、その頃を境に2人の関係に陰りが見え始める。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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