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THORNS OF BEAUTY

KOI NO IBARA

By Hideo JOJO

COLORBIRD INC. - as SALES All rights, World

Romance - Completed 2022

A remake of talented Hong Kong director Pang Ho-Cheung’s masterpiece “Beyond Our Ken,”
directed by Hideo Jujo (“Around the Edge of the Stand”). An uplifting girls’ revenge movie starring up-coming stars Honoka Matsumoto and Tina Tamashiro!

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 98 mn
- Director(s)
- Hideo JOJO
- Writer(s)
- Kaori SAWAI, Hideo JOJO
- Cast
- Honoka MATSUMOTO, Tina TAMASHIRO, Keisuke WATANABE
- Synopsis
- One day, Riko, who is dating photographer Kentaro, encounters the mysterious Momo. Momo informs Riko that she’s Kentaro’s ex and entreats her to delete some explicit photographs that Kentaro took of her. At first, Riko refuses, but looking back over her experiences, she finally decides to cooperate. Aspiring dancer Riko and librarian Momo. Although they differ in both looks and personality, an unusual bond grows between them as they plan to break into Kentaro’s room. Over time, they begin to discover Kentaro’s true character.
  The day has come to execute their plan. Although Riko and Momo are successful in creating a duplicate key to Kentaro’s house, their infiltration is thwarted with a door chain.
  They are on the verge of giving up until Riko comes up with a smart idea, ensuring them successful access to Kentaro’s room. The happiness, unfortunately, is brief, as Kentaro makes an unscheduled return home. The two girls panic. Momo hurriedly hides in the closet and, out of the blue, Riko begins to take her clothes off. As Momo controls her breathing, she is witness to a shocking sight, and a secret that she has kept from Riko becomes clear.