A Family of Lovers: Melting and Wetting (2008)
Tomomi moved from Osaka to Tokyo to study at a video school, but instead she became a hostess at a cabaret club continuing her relationship with her unemployed gigolo boyfriend Akira. One day, she received a call from her mother Tatsuko, who lives in Osaka. Her divorced father Rokuzo was released from prison after six months and was heading to Tokyo. After being released, he visited Tatsuko and declared that he would start afresh in Tokyo opening a takoyaki shop. Rokuzo broke into Tomomi apartment while she was out and found her club. Tomomi couldn't hide her surprise when her father came as a customer. Rokuzo hits it off with Erika, the number one at the club, and spends the night at her apartment. The next day, Rokuzo goes to the motorboat racetrack to raise funds to open a takoyaki shop and asks Tomomi to lend him some money, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Tatsuko becomes immersed in the world of SM with Tsutomu, a customer at the bar and decides to remarry...
Director:
Shigeo Moriyama
Writer:
Kazuhiro Sano
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Rina Yuuki as Kanemoto Tomomi |
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Yuka Matsushita as Erika |
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Maki Tomoda as Kanemoto Tatsuko |
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Kazuhiro Sano as Honma Rokuzo |
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Toru Kikuchi as Tsutomu |
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Nao Okabe as Akira |
| Directing | Shigeo Moriyama | Director |
| Writing | Kazuhiro Sano | Screenplay |
| Camera | Issaku Maei | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Sound | Hiroshi Katsu | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ippei Itou | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ichiro Tsuda | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Issaku Maei | Gaffer |