History of a Salaryman (2012)

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

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.

quirkyplayfulfast-pacedsatiricaldarkly comicconfusingmysterioustongue-in-cheek

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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