Release Date

December, 20th, 2008

Running Time

105 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

American Vista (1:1.85)

Sound Processing

Dolby Stereo,dts STEREO

[ Directed by ]

• KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi

[ Produced by ]

• KOBAYASHI Satoshi
• SATO Gen
• KUSAKABE Keiko

[ Cast ]

• SAKAI Maki ── Nonko
• HOSHINO Gen ── Masaru
• TSURUMI Shingo ── UDAGAWA
• NITTA Eri ── Fujiko

[ Staff ]

• UJITA Takashi ── Screenplay
• KONDO Ryuto ── Cinematography
• HORI Zensuke ── Editor
• MATSUMOTO Akira(AKAINU) ── Music
• KOZUMI Koji ── Production Design
• FUJII Isamu ── Lighting
• YOSHIDA Noriyoshi ── Recording
• KIMURA Toshiki ── Planning
• PoPoyans ── Theme Song

[ Production Company ]

“NON-KO”Film Partners, NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI, TOEI VIDEO, There's Enterprise

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

There's Enterprise

[ Production Studio ]

NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI, Stairway

[ Story ]

Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, who commanded global attention for his debut movie, Kichiku, adapted his own original story to a romantic film. The sentiment and physiology of a Japanese woman in her 30s are portrayed with his distinctive touch. Kondo Ryuto's lyrical cinematography has also drawn acclaim.
Having failed to make a breakthrough as an actress, Bando Nobuko, aka Nonko (Sakai Maki), has come home as a divorcée to a Shinto shrine that her parents run. She helps with domestic chores but her days are meaningless. Then a young man named Masaru (Hoshino Gen) comes to the shrine, asking for a space to set up a stall at the shrine festival. Masaru is rather naïve and pitiable but Nonko finds this earnest and straightforward character rather agreeable. When her ex-husband and manager, Udagawa (Tsurumi Shingo), comes to town and hints about a possibility of work, she has sex with him. On the day of the festival, however, Udagawa, now with a new woman, tells Nonko that he lied about the work. Masaru goes on a rampage when a gang member (Tsuda Kanji) refuses to let him set up a stall. Nonko runs away

[ Official Site ]

http://nonko36.jp/

[ Premiere ]

World Premiere: TOKYO FILMeX

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

International Film Festival Rotterdam2009　International Premiere

9th NIPPON CONNECTION - Japanese Film Festival Competition for Nippon Cinema Awards

[ Contact (International) ]

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