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Komori Kachou no Yuuga na Hibi (2008)

Komori Kachou no Yuuga na Hibi poster
Original title
小森生活向上クラブ
Directed by
Ikki Katashima
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 48m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle manager named Komori gets tangled up in a series of ridiculous situations. The film follows his attempts to improve his life with a club he creates.

lightheartedabsurdplayfulquirkytongue-in-cheeksillycomedic

What happens

Komori Seikatsu Kōjō Club (小森生活向上クラブ; "Komori's Life Improvement Club") is a 2008 Japanese film, based on the 2004 novel Komori Kachō no Yūga na Hibi (小森課長の優雅な日々), written by Hikaru Murozumi. The film, directed by Ikki Katashima, stars Arata Furuta, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kosuke Toyohara, Shiro Sano, Narimi Arimori, and Shugo Oshinari. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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