Tug of War!

Tug of War!

111 mins | Comedy | Nov. 22, 2012

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.

Tug of War!

111 mins | Comedy | Nov. 22, 2012

Tug of War!
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.
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 綱引いちゃった！
Directors Nobuo Mizuta
Writers Daisuke Habara

Cast

Mao Inoue

as Chiaki Nishikawa

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Yoko Nishikawa

Tetsuji Tamayama

as Kimio Kumada

Naomi Nishida

as Emi Nakayama

Naomi Watanabe

as Mika Fujishiro

Sonim

as Reiko Ito

Inuko Inuyama

as Kaoru Himeno

Akiko Chubachi

as Saori Yoshida

Takashi Sasano

as Naomasa Fujishiro

Morio Kazama

as Kenichiro Hanamiya

Yôko Asaji

as Kazue Obayashi

Kenjirou Ishimaru

as Mitsuru Obayashi

Jiro Sato

as mayor's secretary

Toru Nomaguchi

as Chiaki's boss

Haruka Kinami

as Chiaki's co-worker

Toshiki Ayata

as city council chairman

Masato Wada

as pet shop employee

Ryusei Saito

as Kenta

Hidehiko Ishizuka

as Anami-san

Hiroki Ôkawa

as coach of boys team