Nobuo MIZUTA 水田伸生
Tug Of War!
綱引いちゃった！
Nippon Cinema ª
The mayor of Oita wants to improve the image of his city, so he instructs Chiaki – a young woman working for the city's PR department – to form a female tug-of-war team. Nobuo MIZUTA mixes comedy, drama and a pinch of social criticism to tell a tale of eight women, their everyday struggles and their support for each other.
綱引いちゃった！
Tsuna hiichatta!
Japan 2012
111 minutes
Production
Twins Japan
World sales
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Cast
Mao INOUE, Keiko MATSUZAKA, Tetsuji TAMAYAMA, Yoko ASAJI, Naomi NISHIDA
About Nobuo MIZUTA
水田伸生
Nobuo MIZUTA was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1958. He started his career at Nippon Television Network Corporation, where he worked on numerous TV dramas. In 2006, he made his feature film debut BOY MEETS GHOST. Nippon Connection has screened his films NO MORE CRY!!! (2009 / NC ’10), TUG OF WAR! (2012 / NC ’13), and THE APOLOGY KING (2013 / NC ’14). WE’RE MILLENNIALS. GOT A PROBLEM?: THE MOVIE (2023 / NC ’24) is based on his 2016 TV series of the same title.