Akira OGATA

Noriben - Recipe For Fortune

のんちゃんのり弁

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Recently separated from her layabout husband, Komaki takes her daughter Nonchan and moves back to her hometown to live with her mother. For a single mother in her 30s with no qualifications and no experience, finding a decent job is not easy. When she discovers that her "Noriben" bento is a big hit at her daughter's kindergarten she comes up with a brilliant idea.

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のんちゃんのり弁
Nonchan noriben

Japan 2009

104 minutes

Director
Akira OGATA

Script
Akira OGATA, Takuji SUZUKI

Cinematography
Norimichi KASAMATSU

Music
coba

Production
"NONCHAN NORIBEN" FILM ASSOCIATION

Distribution
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)

Cast
Manami KONISHI, Yoshinori OKADA, Jun MURAKAMI, Rio SASAKI, Ittoku KISHIBE

About Akira OGATA

While working as an assistant director to Sogo ISHII, Akira OGATA (*1959) made his own independent film, CHINESE CABBAGE MAN (1980), which was selected for the PIA Film Festival. He made his big screen debut with BOY`S CHOIR, which was awarded the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival in 2000.

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