ripped from the subbed dvd at adc. a nice little quirky comedy drama. Newly divorced Naoko (Miho Kanno) 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 (Mari Natsuki) loves her husband, but her husband cheats on her. Tomo (Chizuru Ikewaki) 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 (Yosuke Eguchi). Mr. Kashima is Naoko's first love and her high school teacher. They share a secret ....