Kenji Shimamura has trouble being intimate with his girlfriend Noriko after a lifetime of watching his parents bicker over his father’s infidelity. After he spurns her advances, causing her to storm off in an offended rage, he decides it’s time to seek psychological help. Unfortunately that costs money and the best way to earn some quick cash in his family is to spy on his dad for his mother. He quickly discovers his dad has a young girlfriend named Yukari. Figuring the best way to deal with this gracefully is to come clean with Yukari he tells her all about their family and the real estate business his parents run together. Unfortunately, however, his plan backfires. Instead of being scared off Yukari applies for a job at the family business and befriends Kenji’s mother, setting up a chain of events that makes things awkward for everyone involved.
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Masahiro Hisano
Kenji Shimamura
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Yoko Akino
Kyoko Shimamura
Known for
The Snow White Murder Case
Jakujaku Katsura
Koji Shimamura
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Yukari Osawa
Known for
Blade of the Immortal
One Missed Call 2
Mitsuki Tanimura
Noriko Sakurai
Known for
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Summer Wars
Hajime Tsukumo
Also in
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
Kekko Kamen 3
Seiki Nagahara
Also in
Slapstick Brothers
Holy Mother
Makiko Hirano
Maki Ochiai
Also in
Kirei? The Terror of Beauty
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Aki Tomoda
Miki Okubo
No other roles listed
Kiyomi Aratani
Also in
Godzilla Minus One
Love Exposure
Kaoru Mizuki
Known for
Kamen Rider
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Jun Hamamura
Ichihara Clinic Doctor
Also in
The Round Table
Shotaro Kobayashi Director · Flat Three Composer Ryuto Kondo Cinematographer
First release December 2, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Original title かぞくのひけつ
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Japan
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Original title
かぞくのひけつ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 2, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
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