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Permanent Nobara

Permanent Nobara

2010 1h 40mComedyDramaRomance

Naoko returns home with her young daughter, where her mother Masako runs the only beauty parlor in town. The local women go there to pass the time lamenting their bad luck with men and laughing over dirty jokes. Unbeknownst to them, Naoko has been secretly seeing her former teacher, Kashima.

3.3/5

TMDB score· 2 votes

Synopsis

Naoko returns home with her young daughter, where her mother Masako runs the only beauty parlor in town. The local women go there to pass the time lamenting their bad luck with men and laughing over dirty jokes. Unbeknownst to them, Naoko has been secretly seeing her former teacher, Kashima.

The vibe

villageromance

Behind it

Daihachi YoshidaDaihachi YoshidaDirectorSatoko OkuderaSatoko OkuderaScreenplayRyuto KondoRyuto KondoCinematography

Cast

Miho KannoMiho KannoNaokoEiko KoikeEiko KoikeMicchanChizuru IkewakiChizuru IkewakiTomoYosuke EguchiYosuke EguchiKashimaMari NatsukiMari NatsukiMasakoToranosuke KatoToranosuke KatoRyudo UzakiRyudo UzakiTsumugi HatakeyamaTsumugi HatakeyamaHiroshi YamamotoHiroshi YamamotoTsuyoshi MuroTsuyoshi MuroReika KirishimaReika KirishimaTaijirō TamuraTaijirō TamuraRio SasakiRio SasakiNaoko (childhood)Mikiko IchikiMikiko Ichiki

Director

Daihachi Yoshida

Writer

Satoko Okudera

Release date

22 May 2010

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Koji Productions, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Amuse Soft Entertainment

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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