Today is Payday

1952 1h 10m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hajime Izu
Kazuo Machida
Harue Tone
Mari Yamate
Yūko Misono
Yoko Nanbu
Taiji Tonoyama
President of Akabane Construction
Minoru Chiaki
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Bokuzen Hidari
Section chief
Shunji Kasuga
Section member Yamazaki
Korema Arima
Section member Maruta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Writers: Kaoru Inoue, Teruaki Miyata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Hajime Izu and Harue Tone and Yūko Misono carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0364468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuo Nakagawa directs. Shoei Nishikawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Hajime Izu and Harue Tone and Yūko Misono carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0364468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.