
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.


Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. Unlike Natsuko, Tetsuko is an attorney with an upright disposition. Whenever Natsuko makes trouble, Tetsuko is called to solve her troubles. Believing that Natsuko is using her, Tetsuko, with her boring life, begins to change.

Yoh Yoshida
Tetsuko Ishida

Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko Kotani

Aoi Nakamura
Masaru Isozaki

Yuta Furukawa
Shunsuke Ota

Nozomi Sasaki
Marina Kamiya

Yoshihiko Hakamada
Keisuke Hashimoto

Rena Tanaka
Keisuke's wife

Junkichi Orimoto
Takaaki Kondo

Minori Terada
Keiichiro Hashimoto

LaSalle Ishii
Michiya Hagiwara
Desperate Sunflowers is a comedy, drama film released in 2016. Directed by Hitomi Kuroki, it stars Yoh Yoshida, Yoshino Kimura, Aoi Nakamura. Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. Unlike Natsuko, Tetsuko is an attorney with an upright disposition. Whenever Natsuko makes trouble, Tetsuko is called to solve her troubles. Believing that Natsuko is using her, Tetsuko, with her boring life, begins to change.
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