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Housekeeper the Peeper
Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact using her makeup because of a traumatic past experience. One day Nobuko is sent to housekeep for the Uehara family, known for its tremendous wealth. In the Uehara family, there is a massive quarrel over each member’s future succession and inheritance. In the middle of this hectic situation, Nobuko is asked by the daughter called Akemi to protect her.
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Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact using her makeup because of a traumatic past experience. One day Nobuko is sent to housekeep for the Uehara family, known for its tremendous wealth. In the Uehara family, there is a massive quarrel over each member’s future succession and inheritance. In the middle of this hectic situation, Nobuko is asked by the daughter called Akemi to protect her.
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Genre:Family, Drama, Comedy
Written By:Yo Takeyama
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:TV Asahi, THE WORKS
Cast
Hidetomo Matsuda
Director
Ryoko Yonekura
Nobuko Sawaguchi
Kie Kitano
Akemi Nakamura
Yuki Matsushita
Michiko Uehara
Toshinori Omi
Natsuo Uehara
Hiromi Kitagawa
Keiko Uehara
Tomoharu Hasegawa
Yujiro Uehara
Shiro Sano
Taizan Kitamura
Naomasa Musaka
Denkichi Takasugi
Mariko Tsutsui
Akiko Somei
Shigeru Muroi
Hiroko Okano
Chizuru Azuma
Makiko Hirata
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