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Kewaishi

IMDb ID: tt0304285 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.6 (39 votes)

Genres: Drama · History

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesChina: 化妆师 (Mandarin)
Japan: 化粧師 KEWAISHI (Japanese)
化粧師 KEWAISHI
Release Date2002-02-09Runtime113 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsbased on manga
jidai geki
based on comic
Filming LocationsTokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesION Cosmetics
Toei Commercial Film Co.
Yomiuri Rengo Advertising Agency
Official SitesOfficial Site - http://www.kewaishi.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304285/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0304285.jpgUpdated At2025-08-09T15:28:30

Stars

Kippei Shîna
Miho Kanno
Chizuru Ikewaki
Shirô Sano
Rie Shibata
Kô Shibasaki
Ren Ōsugi
Kin Sugai
Kōichi Iwaki
Sachiko Kobayashi

Directors

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Writers

Shôtarô Ishinomori
Yoshi Yokota

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kippei Shîna | Character: Kosanma
Actor: Miho Kanno | Character: Sumie Aono
Actor: Chizuru Ikewaki | Character: Tokiko Numata
Actor: Shirô Sano | Character: Kosuke Kitazawa
Actor: Rie Shibata | Character: Ume Aono
Actor: Kô Shibasaki | Character: Sayo Nakatsu
Actor: Ren Ōsugi | Character: Gorô Moriyama
Actor: Kin Sugai | Character: Tome
Actor: Kōichi Iwaki | Character: Kenta Wakimoto
Actor: Sachiko Kobayashi | Character: Airplane
Actor: Kayoko Kishimoto | Character: Fujiko Wakimoto
Actor: Kunie Tanaka | Character: Shigezô Aono
Actor: Ayumi Ishida | Character: Tsuruko Mitsumori
Actor: Takuya Akiyama | Character: Mitsuo Wakimoto
Actor: Sei Hiraizumi | Character: Kageyama
Actor: Naoyuki Morita | Character: Shôkichi
Actor: Takashi Nishina | Character: Actor
Actor: Kaoru Okunuki | Character: Shôkichi's Mother
Actor: Wakana Sakai | Character: Shinobu Saegusa
Actor: Aki Takejô | Character: Fusa
Actor: Minori Terada | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shôtarô Ishinomori | Role: Writer
Name: Yoshi Yokota | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shigeki Fujita | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Hyde | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takeshi Hamada | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Akimasa Kawashima | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yoshinobu Nishioka | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hiroyuki Inokoshi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Mizuki Itô | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kôichi Watanabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Christian Storms | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304285/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: November 2001 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Japan: February 9, 2002
China: June 8, 2002 (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2001 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Screenplay Award | Yoshi Yokota, Kewaishi
Nominee | 2001 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Kewaishi

Box Office

Japan: USD 3879492
Period: Mar 2 – 3, 2002 | Rank: 10 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 50 | Gross to date: USD 3879492 | Interval gross: USD 65424 | Per theater average: USD 1308
Period: Feb 23 – 24, 2002 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 202 | Gross to date: USD 2719068 | Interval gross: USD 508258 | Per theater average: USD 2516
Period: Feb 16 – 17, 2002 | Rank: 3 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 202 | Gross to date: USD 1513583 | Interval gross: USD 419174 | Per theater average: USD 2075