Underplayed Gems

History of a Salaryman (2012)

History of a Salaryman poster
Original title
샐러리맨 초한지
Directed by
Yoo In Shik
Cast
Lee Bum Soo, Jung Ryeo Won, Jung Gyu Woon, Hong Soo Hyun, Lee Duk Hwa, Lee Ki Young, Kim Il Woo, Kim Suh Hyung
Genre
comedy television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An ordinary office worker gets tangled up in corporate espionage and a murder mystery involving rival pharmaceutical companies. The story draws funny parallels between office politics and an ancient Chinese conflict.

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What happens

History of a Salaryman (Korean: 샐러리맨 초한지; RR: Saelleorimaen chohanji) is a 2012 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from January 2 to March 31, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 22 episodes. Starring Lee Beom-soo, Jung Ryeo-won, Jung Gyu-woon, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Deok-hwa, and Kim Seo-hyung, the series is a quirky comedy and murder mystery about an ordinary salaryman who finds himself involved with corporate spies and rival pharmaceutical companies. It satirizes the historical events during China's Chu–Han Contention (206–202 B.C.) using the background of modern office politics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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