Woman of the Photographs (2020) Movie Script
1
ID PHOTOS READY IN 1 HOUR
RETOUCHING AVAILABLE
It's so hot today.
I need retouching done
on this old man.
Hello.
I need a photo of myself
for a matchmaking meeting.
No problem. I am not in a rush.
Take my place.
A bit more please...
Yes, even more.
Make my eyes bigger.
Sharpen the jawline.
Get rid of the neck lines.
Slim the waist.
Don't show me the original.
What?
Did I have a mole here?
Please remove it.
Can you make my lips glossier?
Yes, more... more... more...
It's a tough job.
Whoa.
PHOTO BOOK OF INSECTS
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
1982 STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESOh!
Did I just fall off the tree?
I must have slipped.
That's awful.
I'm hurt and bleeding now.
What should I do?
Should I go back to that place?
I should.
I didn't get my photo.
Why did you follow me?
Thank you.
Can I ask you for a favor?
HOSPITAL
Don't stop. Keep going.
I don't have insurance anyway.
RAMEN
PHARMACY & DRUG STORE
Ouch!
Hmm.
Is this a photo studio?
SCAR RETOUCHING
SHARE
Do you want to see my photos?
I upload a photo of myself
once a day.
So, it's titled "Today's Kyoko".
Look at this.
I am sponsored by a natural
foods company.
And before, I used to have
cosmetics and fashion sponsors.
Responses and texts come
from my followers every day.
Do you know what "follower"
means?
It's someone who views
and follows my photos.
How much is it
for the retouching?
Let me pay you.
Take this...
Well then,
if you won't let me pay,
let me at least treat you
to dinner.
It's fine.
Then let me pay you...
This neighborhood
has everything.
Is there anything
you want to eat?
What do you feel like
eating tonight?
Waltz of the Flowers by
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Hey, wait for me!
Have you heard of
"The Nutcracker Suite"?
Story of a girl
who combats a rat.
At the end, the girl used a slipper
to beat the rat to death.
It was not a cute rat.
It was a dirty and mean one.
Like the ones you see running
around in a restaurant kitchen.
As big as this!
Have you ever seen one
this size?
Please! Not so loud here!
Shall we dance together
with the next music?
Here is a praying mantis.
Big eyes...
Sharp jawline...
Long limbs...
If you look close,
it is so cute.
It looks like a ballerina.
Is this one female?
What is happening?
Why isn't the music
playing on time?
Smoking is not allowed here.
And no throwing away
cigarette butts here too.
But why isn't there
any music now?
The plaza is now closed.
Can I stay at your place
tonight?
Life has its ups and downs.
So let's enjoy them all! #Today's Kyoko
So beautiful Beauty!
You are always
so beautiful, Kyoko
I'm so happy. Please
continue to support me.
Good morning.
Which is it, male or female?
Did you know that the males
will be eaten by the females?
Hello. Are you feeling alright?
It's so hot again today.
Why don't you help her a bit?
You don't have to sleep
in the same room, right?
Thank you.
How many years since this store
started business?
It's about 50 years.
His Dad started this store in order
to raise his son all by himself.
Photography has changed
so much since then.
At one time, photos were true
and could not hide any defects.
But nowadays, everything can be
fixed and touched up instantly.
Were the old ways better?
Not really.
After all,
it is more convenient now.
And a good lie can make
people happy.
His mother passed away
when she gave birth to him.
Since then, he has had no chance
to meet any woman at all in his life.
Please.
Would you want to marry
this woman?
Don't stop, please continue.
But you will become
a different person...
You are a woman,
you should know.
Myself in the photograph gives
a stronger impression than the real me.
Even if a man thinks I am different
from my photo when we first meet,
the man may make my true self
closer to my image in my photo.
But that is just the man losing
his mind in physical desire for you...
I don't mind that at all.
I believe that myself reflected
in the eyes of others is my true self.
If he thinks I am beautiful, I feel it,
and I am delighted and happy.
Please continue to retouch me.
My photo is going to become
my real self.
No! It is the opposite.
Reflect yourself in the photos.
Both are the same anyway.
Because we can love ourselves
only through others' eyes.
Which is my true self?
What?
Kyoko san, after long
and careful deliberation at our company,
we have decided to terminate
our sponsorship contract with you.
We sincerely appreciate
and thank you for
promoting our products
for such a long time.
But why now?
It is because the number of your
followers has decreased substantially...
compared to the heydays but this
unfortunately often happens.
As time goes on,
this gap will only get wider.
The gap?
The gap between you,
the real Kyoko-san, and
the Kyoko-san that
the followers are looking for.
In order to keep attracting
more followers, you
have to be someone
that they want you to be.
Hey! I was invited to dinner
at your place.
I decided to have dinner all
three of us tonight together.
Let's eat.
- How does it taste?
- It's delicious.
Do you cook?
Not much.
Why?
I'm not a good cook,
besides, it's cheaper to eat out
than cook for only one person.
Have you been single
like this all this time?
Wife?
Yes.
What was she like?
She was an honest,
sincere person.
Do you have a child?
Let's change the topic.
But I want to know.
Do you really want to know?
My daughter was shy and gentle.
But she passed away
when she was only 7 years old.
She died in a traffic accident
on the way to school.
After that, my wife and I did not have
much to talk about anymore.
It became difficult for us
just to be together.
Well, since then,
I became single.
Is it possible to make up
with her?
She soon remarried and had
another child.
It is better for us
not to meet anymore.
Don't you get lonely?
Not really.
You know, it's been
over 20 years now.
And I get drunk and sleep
before I feel lonely.
Which is my true self?
You came to see me again today.
Please continue
to retouch my picture.
Myself in the photo will
become the true me.
Myself in the photograph gives
a stronger impression
than the real me.
If he thinks I am
beautiful, I feel it,
and I am delighted and happy.
We're two of a kind.
We can only love
ourselves through others.
Return it to my true self.
This is the true me.
This is different from before.
What happened?
OMG! gross!
Cool!
Still a beautiful body.
You are brave. You gave me courage.
This is true beauty.
I'd like to ask you
a personal request.
You can make a woman younger
in her photos, right?
But can you make
a young girl age grow up?
Can you do this for me
with the girl in this photo?
Thank you.
I am happy for you.
They are telling you that the real you
is so much more beautiful.
But what will you do
when the wound heals?
Let's always stay beautiful.
Does it hurt?
No, it does not.
Thank you.
Now I can relax.
It's been such a long time
since I last got a photo of myself taken.
See you again.
Hi. Welcome home.
It does not want to eat at all.
Your posts go against
the community moral guidelines.
Your posts have been
removed as portraying
inappropriate graphic
images of self-injury
What are you doing?
It's so obscene.
I feel sorry for you.
You got obsessed and couldn't
see anything else around you.
You didn't notice until
your wounds got worse.
You are such a stupid girl.
Stupid, stupid, stupid...
Who are you really?
Who, who, who...
What are you doing?
You can no longer be real
or fake.
You won't be seen or be loved
by anyone anymore.
You no longer exist.
You got drowned in yourself
and vanished.
Won't someone tell me who I am?
Tell me, tell me, tell me...
Thanks to the retouched
photograph,
I was able to encounter
a wonderful man.
He is a doctor...
of plastic surgery.
Now you can erase all my data
completely.
It will be eaten. Poor thing.
Don't feel sorry for it.
Only males who are eaten by females
can experience this deepest of ecstasies...
in knowing that its existence
is given meaning...
only when it offers its body so that the
female can continue in life and creation.
Waltz of the Flowers by
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
KAI / Hideki NAGAI
KYOKO / Itsuki OTAKI
SAIJO / Toshiaki INOMATA
HISAKO / Toki KOINUMA
Written and Directed by
Takeshi KUSHIDA
Produced by
Shin NISHIMURA and Yousuke SATO
First Assistant Director
Tomoko TAKAHASHI
Director of Photography Yu OISHI
Lighting Director Takuma SAEKI
Production Design
Shunsuke OKUTANI
Costume Design Masae SAKURAI
Special Makeup
Yoshihiro NISHIMURA
Casting by Tatsuya NAKANO
and Mana MOCHIZUKI
Editor Atsushi Gaudi YAMAMOTO
Sound Design Masahiro YUI
Music Producer Hitoshi FUSHIMI
Music by Shigehiko SAITO
Retoucher Takako KAGAWA
Insect Guidance Hiroshi WATANABE
Cooperation Hiroshi TAKEMOTO
Medical Cooperation
TERUMO CORPORATION
ID PHOTOS READY IN 1 HOUR
RETOUCHING AVAILABLE
It's so hot today.
I need retouching done
on this old man.
Hello.
I need a photo of myself
for a matchmaking meeting.
No problem. I am not in a rush.
Take my place.
A bit more please...
Yes, even more.
Make my eyes bigger.
Sharpen the jawline.
Get rid of the neck lines.
Slim the waist.
Don't show me the original.
What?
Did I have a mole here?
Please remove it.
Can you make my lips glossier?
Yes, more... more... more...
It's a tough job.
Whoa.
PHOTO BOOK OF INSECTS
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
1982 STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESOh!
Did I just fall off the tree?
I must have slipped.
That's awful.
I'm hurt and bleeding now.
What should I do?
Should I go back to that place?
I should.
I didn't get my photo.
Why did you follow me?
Thank you.
Can I ask you for a favor?
HOSPITAL
Don't stop. Keep going.
I don't have insurance anyway.
RAMEN
PHARMACY & DRUG STORE
Ouch!
Hmm.
Is this a photo studio?
SCAR RETOUCHING
SHARE
Do you want to see my photos?
I upload a photo of myself
once a day.
So, it's titled "Today's Kyoko".
Look at this.
I am sponsored by a natural
foods company.
And before, I used to have
cosmetics and fashion sponsors.
Responses and texts come
from my followers every day.
Do you know what "follower"
means?
It's someone who views
and follows my photos.
How much is it
for the retouching?
Let me pay you.
Take this...
Well then,
if you won't let me pay,
let me at least treat you
to dinner.
It's fine.
Then let me pay you...
This neighborhood
has everything.
Is there anything
you want to eat?
What do you feel like
eating tonight?
Waltz of the Flowers by
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Hey, wait for me!
Have you heard of
"The Nutcracker Suite"?
Story of a girl
who combats a rat.
At the end, the girl used a slipper
to beat the rat to death.
It was not a cute rat.
It was a dirty and mean one.
Like the ones you see running
around in a restaurant kitchen.
As big as this!
Have you ever seen one
this size?
Please! Not so loud here!
Shall we dance together
with the next music?
Here is a praying mantis.
Big eyes...
Sharp jawline...
Long limbs...
If you look close,
it is so cute.
It looks like a ballerina.
Is this one female?
What is happening?
Why isn't the music
playing on time?
Smoking is not allowed here.
And no throwing away
cigarette butts here too.
But why isn't there
any music now?
The plaza is now closed.
Can I stay at your place
tonight?
Life has its ups and downs.
So let's enjoy them all! #Today's Kyoko
So beautiful Beauty!
You are always
so beautiful, Kyoko
I'm so happy. Please
continue to support me.
Good morning.
Which is it, male or female?
Did you know that the males
will be eaten by the females?
Hello. Are you feeling alright?
It's so hot again today.
Why don't you help her a bit?
You don't have to sleep
in the same room, right?
Thank you.
How many years since this store
started business?
It's about 50 years.
His Dad started this store in order
to raise his son all by himself.
Photography has changed
so much since then.
At one time, photos were true
and could not hide any defects.
But nowadays, everything can be
fixed and touched up instantly.
Were the old ways better?
Not really.
After all,
it is more convenient now.
And a good lie can make
people happy.
His mother passed away
when she gave birth to him.
Since then, he has had no chance
to meet any woman at all in his life.
Please.
Would you want to marry
this woman?
Don't stop, please continue.
But you will become
a different person...
You are a woman,
you should know.
Myself in the photograph gives
a stronger impression than the real me.
Even if a man thinks I am different
from my photo when we first meet,
the man may make my true self
closer to my image in my photo.
But that is just the man losing
his mind in physical desire for you...
I don't mind that at all.
I believe that myself reflected
in the eyes of others is my true self.
If he thinks I am beautiful, I feel it,
and I am delighted and happy.
Please continue to retouch me.
My photo is going to become
my real self.
No! It is the opposite.
Reflect yourself in the photos.
Both are the same anyway.
Because we can love ourselves
only through others' eyes.
Which is my true self?
What?
Kyoko san, after long
and careful deliberation at our company,
we have decided to terminate
our sponsorship contract with you.
We sincerely appreciate
and thank you for
promoting our products
for such a long time.
But why now?
It is because the number of your
followers has decreased substantially...
compared to the heydays but this
unfortunately often happens.
As time goes on,
this gap will only get wider.
The gap?
The gap between you,
the real Kyoko-san, and
the Kyoko-san that
the followers are looking for.
In order to keep attracting
more followers, you
have to be someone
that they want you to be.
Hey! I was invited to dinner
at your place.
I decided to have dinner all
three of us tonight together.
Let's eat.
- How does it taste?
- It's delicious.
Do you cook?
Not much.
Why?
I'm not a good cook,
besides, it's cheaper to eat out
than cook for only one person.
Have you been single
like this all this time?
Wife?
Yes.
What was she like?
She was an honest,
sincere person.
Do you have a child?
Let's change the topic.
But I want to know.
Do you really want to know?
My daughter was shy and gentle.
But she passed away
when she was only 7 years old.
She died in a traffic accident
on the way to school.
After that, my wife and I did not have
much to talk about anymore.
It became difficult for us
just to be together.
Well, since then,
I became single.
Is it possible to make up
with her?
She soon remarried and had
another child.
It is better for us
not to meet anymore.
Don't you get lonely?
Not really.
You know, it's been
over 20 years now.
And I get drunk and sleep
before I feel lonely.
Which is my true self?
You came to see me again today.
Please continue
to retouch my picture.
Myself in the photo will
become the true me.
Myself in the photograph gives
a stronger impression
than the real me.
If he thinks I am
beautiful, I feel it,
and I am delighted and happy.
We're two of a kind.
We can only love
ourselves through others.
Return it to my true self.
This is the true me.
This is different from before.
What happened?
OMG! gross!
Cool!
Still a beautiful body.
You are brave. You gave me courage.
This is true beauty.
I'd like to ask you
a personal request.
You can make a woman younger
in her photos, right?
But can you make
a young girl age grow up?
Can you do this for me
with the girl in this photo?
Thank you.
I am happy for you.
They are telling you that the real you
is so much more beautiful.
But what will you do
when the wound heals?
Let's always stay beautiful.
Does it hurt?
No, it does not.
Thank you.
Now I can relax.
It's been such a long time
since I last got a photo of myself taken.
See you again.
Hi. Welcome home.
It does not want to eat at all.
Your posts go against
the community moral guidelines.
Your posts have been
removed as portraying
inappropriate graphic
images of self-injury
What are you doing?
It's so obscene.
I feel sorry for you.
You got obsessed and couldn't
see anything else around you.
You didn't notice until
your wounds got worse.
You are such a stupid girl.
Stupid, stupid, stupid...
Who are you really?
Who, who, who...
What are you doing?
You can no longer be real
or fake.
You won't be seen or be loved
by anyone anymore.
You no longer exist.
You got drowned in yourself
and vanished.
Won't someone tell me who I am?
Tell me, tell me, tell me...
Thanks to the retouched
photograph,
I was able to encounter
a wonderful man.
He is a doctor...
of plastic surgery.
Now you can erase all my data
completely.
It will be eaten. Poor thing.
Don't feel sorry for it.
Only males who are eaten by females
can experience this deepest of ecstasies...
in knowing that its existence
is given meaning...
only when it offers its body so that the
female can continue in life and creation.
Waltz of the Flowers by
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
KAI / Hideki NAGAI
KYOKO / Itsuki OTAKI
SAIJO / Toshiaki INOMATA
HISAKO / Toki KOINUMA
Written and Directed by
Takeshi KUSHIDA
Produced by
Shin NISHIMURA and Yousuke SATO
First Assistant Director
Tomoko TAKAHASHI
Director of Photography Yu OISHI
Lighting Director Takuma SAEKI
Production Design
Shunsuke OKUTANI
Costume Design Masae SAKURAI
Special Makeup
Yoshihiro NISHIMURA
Casting by Tatsuya NAKANO
and Mana MOCHIZUKI
Editor Atsushi Gaudi YAMAMOTO
Sound Design Masahiro YUI
Music Producer Hitoshi FUSHIMI
Music by Shigehiko SAITO
Retoucher Takako KAGAWA
Insect Guidance Hiroshi WATANABE
Cooperation Hiroshi TAKEMOTO
Medical Cooperation
TERUMO CORPORATION