Film
Permanent Nobara
2010 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · Dir. Daihachi Yoshida
Newly divorced Naoko returns to her hometown to work at beauty salon Permanent Nobara, which is run by her mother. Permanent Nobara is situated in a small village by the sea and the only beauty salon in the area. The women from the village go to Permanent Nobara to talk about their love lives and troubles. Masako loves her husband, but her husband cheats on her. Tomo keeps dating other men, but is betrayed by the guys she dates. The other women tell Tomo that "it's better than not dating." Meanwhile, Naoko, who has returned to to her hometown with her daughter, begins a relationship with Kashima. Mr. Kashima is Naoko's first love and her high school teacher. They share a secret ....
