Rie was studying secretarial work at a vocational school. When her father was hospitalized, she decided to quit school and work to earn money for his medical expenses. Her father had secretly helped her find a job at a trading company, and she was invited to work in the company's secretarial department. She met with the president, Kondo, and was officially hired. However, Kondo was actually a man who sexually harassed his secretary, Keiko, making her work without underwear. He took a liking to Rie and distanced himself from Keiko. Keiko enlisted the help of the head of the secretarial department, Murakami, and plotted revenge against him. Kondo invited a powerful politician to Hakone and took Rie to a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn). There, he assaulted Rie.
Naomi's cold daily life with her husband continues, and to quench her thirst, she becomes addicted to shopping, and her secret card loan from her husband becomes an irrecoverable amount.
Unhappy with her life with her husband, a university professor who only deals with numbers, Chitose begins a lesbian relationship with Harumi whom she meets again at a class reunion, and begins to treat her husband coldly.
On the way home after being embraced by a man in a grove, an elderly gentleman named Akio calls out to her, but Keiko, who doesn't want to miss the last train, turns him down.
World history teacher Kana has another side to her. She wears red lipstick and black underwear, and is the face of a woman who calls the two-shot dial as usual, seeking a man.
The only enjoyment of Shiko Kamisaki Shigori who works as an office worker in a real estate company was to introduce a doujin magazine at a literary circle event.
Hiroshi and Yukiko met at a matchmaking party in China and got married. Yukiko, who is a Chinese national, was reluctant to go to Japan, but Hiroshi came to Japan because it was impossible for him to work in China because he could not speak Chinese.
Popular movie trailers from 2001
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 2001:
This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over from Spain to become a classic family entertainment.
A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and more.
A comedy pilot for the what could've been the first series starring Indian immigrants in America. Swaroop is a 10 year old kid, smart, resourceful and a good heart.
A lost sports bag brings chubby nurse Christel and racy Latin dancer Rubén together. But while Christel immediately falls in love with Rubén, the professional dancer doesn't give Christel a second glance.
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Syota ng Bayan is Tanya Marquez, a bold star who quits showbiz and goes back to her hometown. Finding out that a cement factory is causing a lot of havoc in the environment and in the lives of her town mates, she challenges the incumbent of Mayor Golano to have it closed.
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
