Permanent Nobara

Naoko returns home with her young daughter, where her mother Masako runs the only beauty parlor in town. The local women go there to pass the time lamenting their bad luck with men and laughing over dirty jokes. Unbeknownst to them, Naoko has been secretly seeing her former teacher, Kashima.

Director: Daihachi Yoshida

Cast: Miho Kanno, Eiko Koike, Chizuru Ikewaki, Yosuke Eguchi, Mari Natsuki, Toranosuke Kato, Ryudo Uzaki, Tsumugi Hatakeyama

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.