Okusama: Hisokana yorokobi (2000)
The Miyoshi family consists of three members: Reiko (the wife), Sugio (the husband), and Tsubaki (their son). Into this household comes Megumi—Reiko’s niece—who has traveled to Tokyo to take university entrance exams. Tsubaki has a girlfriend named Arisa. Megumi harbors a crush on an upperclassman named Natsukawa, who is himself in love with Arisa; however, Arisa had rejected the uncool Natsukawa in favor of dating Tsubaki. Megumi is nonetheless shocked to witness Natsukawa still pursuing Arisa. Amidst this situation, Sugio’s father, Tokuzo, returns home after being kicked out of his nursing home. The lecherous Tokuzo immediately sets his sights on Megumi...
Director:
Yutaka Ikejima
Writer:
Kyoko Godai
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Shiori Kawamura as |
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Mayuko Sasaki as |
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Kanae Mizuhara as |
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Kyôsuke Sasaki as |
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Kenichi Kôbe as |
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Hiroyuki Kawasaki as |
| Directing | Yutaka Ikejima | Director |
| Writing | Kyoko Godai | Screenplay |
| Directing | Shigeo Moriyama | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Yōichi Shiga | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hitomi Oba | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Camera | Ichiro Tsuda | Still Photographer |