Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was an official selection at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay at the 14th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Cast
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Kippei Shiina
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Miho Kanno
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Shôtarô Ishinomori
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Shigeki Fujita
Chizuru Ikewaki
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Yoshi Yokota
Shiro Sano
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Rie Shibata
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Ko Shibasaki
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Ren Osugi
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Kin Sugai
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Mitsutoshi Tanaka Director · Yoshi Yokota Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.9M · First release February 9, 2002 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,879,492
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
化粧師 KEWAISHI
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 9, 2002
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No release date listed for United States.
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