Trailer
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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Tokyo work culture's most compelling and complex protagonist; the Salaryman. A nameless, voiceless, over-worked and under-valued cog in the labour pool, expected to compromise home and social lives.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 64
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −17 min on the typical 96
typical 9679Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
Released
2021
November 18, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Costa Rica
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Allegra Pacheco Director, Producer
Production · 3
- Ross Clarke Executive Producer
- Luis Alvarez y Alvarez Producer, Editor
- Michael Lustig Producer
Sound · 4
- James Iha Original Music Composer
- Alex Loew Sound Effects Editor
- Mike Frank Sound Mixer
- Sanghee Moon Sound Editor
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