Non ko (ノン子36歳 家事手伝い ), Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, 2008

Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name Nonko) but wasnt popular. She married her manager and soon divorced. Now a oncedivorced woman in her mid30s, she returns home to the Shinto shrine that her family runs, to help out with domestic chores. Her father is always in a stubborn rage, and her mother is always trying to calm things down. However, Nonkos married sister, who already has a daughter, scathingly says of Nonko, Its all over for her.