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たみおのしあわせ (2007)

たみおのしあわせ poster
Directed by
Ryō Iwamatsu
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan

How it feels

A young man who has avoided romance finally finds a match. His father, who has put his own happiness aside for his son, is secretly dating a coworker. A relative returning from New York complicates their lives.

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What happens

『たみおのしあわせ』は、2008年7月19日に公開された日本映画。 数々のお見合いを断ってきた上、恋愛に関しては晩熟な青年・神埼民男。その息子に結婚してもらいたくて自分の幸せを後回しにしてきた父・伸男。 ある日、民男は三枝瞳とお見合いをする。お見合いは成功し交際をスタートさせ、遂に結婚を控えるまでになった。一方、伸男は部下の宮地雪江と交際していたが、民男には秘密にしていた。 そんな中、ニューヨークから帰ってきた親戚の透が神埼家に居つく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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