A single mother uses marriage as a business, a way to make money and put food on the table. She regularly patronizes a bar, where she's friendly with the manager, unaware that not only is the man involved with her daughter but he secretly prefers the mother!
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Cast
18 people
Keiko Kishi
Known for
The Makioka Sisters
Early Spring
Yuriko Ishida
Known for
Princess Mononoke
From Up on Poppy Hill
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Also in
House
The Girl in the Picture
Rio Kishida
Yoshio Kosugi
Known for
Seven Samurai
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Toshiya Fujita
Known for
Funeral Parade of Roses
Tampopo
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Takashi Tanabe
Isako Washio
Known for
Fist of the North Star
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Known for
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Yasufumi Hayashi
Known for
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Suspect X
Tomoko Nakajima
Known for
The Taste of Tea
Tokyo Family
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director · Rio Kishida Writer Yoshitaka Sakamoto Cinematographer
First release December 26, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Original title 彼女が結婚しない理由
Production
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
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Japan
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Original title
彼女が結婚しない理由
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 26, 1990
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