Life in Overtime

"Retirement is like holding your own funeral while you’re still alive..."

2018 2h 5m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.

“Retirement is like holding your own funeral while you’re still alive...”

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Cast

Hiroshi Tachi
Sosuke Tashiro
Hitomi Kuroki
Chigusa Tashiro
Ryoko Hirosue
Kuri Hamada
Asami Usuda
Michiko Yamazaki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Toshihiko Aoyama
Tsubasa Imai
Michiko Shimizu
Yoichi Nukumizu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Nonji Nemoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Hiroshi Tachi and Hitomi Kuroki and Ryoko Hirosue carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Retirement is like holding your own funeral while you’re still alive...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7019806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hideo Nakata directs. Kōichi Saitō behind the camera. Shogo Kaida scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroshi Tachi and Hitomi Kuroki and Ryoko Hirosue carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Retirement is like holding your own funeral while you’re still alive...".
7IMDB entry: tt7019806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.