Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Lala Pipo: A Lot of People (2005)

Lala Pipo: A Lot of People poster
Original title
ララピポ
Directed by
Masayuki Miyano
Genre
drama film, erotic film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rated
18
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows six people whose lives are connected to the Japanese porn industry. Each person's story is told in a separate chapter, showing different aspects of their jobs and personal struggles.

raunchydramaticepisodicgrittyrawcynicalearthydarkly comic

What happens

Lala Pipo: A Lot of People (Japanese: ララピポ) is a 2005 Japanese novel by Hideo Okuda. It was made into a movie by the same name in 2009. Lala Pipo is the directorial debut of Masayuki Miyano. The screenplay was written by Tetsuya Nakashima, writer-director of Kamikaze Girls and Memories of Matsuko. The novel and movie both chronicle the life of six people involved with the Japanese porn industry. The book is divided into 6 chapters, with each chapter telling the story of one character. The book is distributed by Vertical, Inc., and the movie is distributed by Third Window Films in the UK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?