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2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 2012
Tug of War!
Directed by
Nobuo Mizuta
The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman working for the city's PR department - to form a female tug of war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, their everyday struggles and their support for each other.
The story
The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki - a young woman working for the city's PR department - to form a female tug of war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, their everyday struggles and their support for each other.
Cast
Mao InoueChiaki Nishikawa
Keiko MatsuzakaYoko Nishikawa
Tetsuji TamayamaKimio Kumada
Naomi NishidaEmi Nakayama
Naomi WatanabeMika Fujishiro
SonimReiko Ito
Inuko InuyamaKaoru Himeno
Akiko ChubachiSaori Yoshida
Takashi SasanoNaomasa Fujishiro
Morio KazamaKenichiro Hanamiya
Yōko AsajiKazue Obayashi
Kenjirou IshimaruMitsuru Obayashi
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