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Yosoji no okusan: Chikan ni nurete
Tomoko has a college-aged daughter, Yuka. Yuka works hard at part-time jobs to support her boyfriend, Hiro, who aspires to be a model, offering him both money and her body every day. However, what troubles Tomoko more than Yuka is her father-in-law, Matsusaku, who lives with them. Sexual harassment of Tomoko is a daily occurrence. When her husband, Shinya, goes on a long business trip, Tomoko, unable to bear Matsusaku's harassment any longer, decides to take a part-time job to earn money to put him in a nursing home...
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Tomoko has a college-aged daughter, Yuka. Yuka works hard at part-time jobs to support her boyfriend, Hiro, who aspires to be a model, offering him both money and her body every day. However, what troubles Tomoko more than Yuka is her father-in-law, Matsusaku, who lives with them. Sexual harassment of Tomoko is a daily occurrence. When her husband, Shinya, goes on a long business trip, Tomoko, unable to bear Matsusaku's harassment any longer, decides to take a part-time job to earn money to put him in a nursing home...
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Written By:Kazuyoshi Sekine, Kota Minakami
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Runtime:60 minutes
Studio:Okura Pictures, Sekine Production
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