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Plot Summary:
Kasane Fuchi (Kyoko Yoshine) is the daughter of a beautiful, legendary actress. Kasane has excellent acting skills as well, but she is not attractive. She has a hard time due to her unattractiveness. Kasane has a lipstick left behind by her late mother. The lipstick holds a strange power. Whenever Kasane applies the lipstick and kisses someone, she takes that person's face. Meanwhile, Nina Tanzawa (Tao Tsuchiya) is a beautiful actress with poor acting skills. She meets Kasane Fuchi and their fates change.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: crying
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: erotic, controversial
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, crying, detective
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Plot tags: romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, crying
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sincere, serious, romantic drama, crying, humorous, fun
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 451
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 496
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Votes: 266
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Votes: 438
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IMDB Votes: 35
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 51000
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IMDB Votes: 19000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Votes: 284
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Votes: 806
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 587
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
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Country: USA, Canada
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