Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI 熊切和嘉
Non-ko
ノン子３６歳（家事手伝い）
Nippon Cinema ª
Nobuko, divorced and in her mid-30s, returns home to the Shinto shrine that her family runs. Thinking her life is over, Nobuko totally lacks ambition. Then she encounters Masaru. This naïve but straightforward young man puts a smile back on her face, until her ex-husband makes his appearance. Nobuko’s heart begins to tremble.
ノン子３６歳（家事手伝い）
Nonko 36 sai kaji tetsudai
Japan 2008
105 minutes
Director
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
Script
Takashi UJITA
Cinematography
Ryuto KONDO
Music
Akira MATSUMOTO (AKAINU)
Production
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Toei Video, There`s Enterprise
World sales
There`s Enterprise
Cast
Maki SAKAI, Kanji TSUDA, Hitomi SATO, Eri NITTA, Gen HOSHINO
About Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
熊切和嘉
Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI was born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974. He graduated from Osaka University of Arts with his controversial debut feature KICHIKU (1997), which subsequently became an international festival hit and was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival. Nippon Connection has already shown several of his films, including A VOLATILE WOMAN (2004 / NC ’06), MY MAN (2014 / NC ’15), and #MANHOLE (2023 / NC ’23). At the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, YOKO (2023 / NC ’24) received awards for best film, best leading actress, and best script.