Struggling Man

2021 1h 54m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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Haruo Izawa is 45 years old and the floor chief of the local grocery store “Umeya”. He is highly trusted by Store Manager Ueda and the part-time ladies and the Ohara branch is the only place where he has been working for 25 years. Although he says that he doesn’t fit to be a store manager, he is still concerned about HR and career advancement. That’s why Ueda’s praise "command center" is his only treasure. Besides, he is also a husband of his wife Ritsuko, and a father of two daughters and a son, Koume, Kanako, and Ryota at home. Humor and pathos are said to be only a fine line, but Haruo’s fruitless actions of paying attention to the human relationships and atmosphere and overthinking never stop.. Where is this middle-aged man’s turmoil going??

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Yasuda
Haruo Izawa
Eiko Koike
Ritsuko Izawa
Harutomo Koyama
Ryota Izawa
Yui Okada
Koume Izawa
SWAY
Umegaki
Daichi Kaneko
Kaneko
First Summer Uika
Takai
Hikaru Ijūin
[store manager]

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Lee
Writers: Fumi Tsubota
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ken Yasuda and Eiko Koike and Harutomo Koyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Toshio Lee directs. Ren Adachi scores. Yūichi Iwakiri cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Original score by Ren Adachi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Yūichi Iwakiri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ken Yasuda and Eiko Koike and Harutomo Koyama carry the top of the cast.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.