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What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

20216.71h 55m

Overview

Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.

Directed by Tetsu Maeda
Written by Miu Kakiya, Hiroshi Saito
Produced by Arimasa Okada
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Top Cast

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Atsuko Goto

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Akira Goto

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Yoshino Goto

Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

Satsuki Kanda

Yua Shinkawa

Yua Shinkawa

Mayumi Goto

Ryo Kato

Ryo Kato

Takuma Matsudaira

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Shizuko Sakurai

Tomochika

Tomochika

Honma

Maryjun Takahashi

Maryjun Takahashi

Reina

Raita Ryu

Raita Ryu

Taihei Sakurai

Themes & Keywords

funeralpensionretirementagingfinancesloss of jobin-lawssaving money

About What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? is a comedy, drama, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of funeral, pension, retirement, aging, finances, loss of job. Directed by Tetsu Maeda, it stars Yuki Amami, Yutaka Matsushige, Mitsuko Kusabue. Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.

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