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Life in Overtime
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Life in Overtime

2018-06-09 · 125 min · ★ 7.8

Drama · Comedy

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.

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Directors
Hideo Nakata
Production companies
Toei Company, Central Arts, TFC, Toei Video Company, Kinoshita Group, Ishihara Productions, The Asahi Shimbun, dentsu, Kodansha, Aeon Entertainment, Ceremony, THE IWATE NIPPO, Iwate Broadcasting, Television Iwate, Iwate Menkoi Television, Iwate Asahi TV
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroshi TachiHiroshi TachiSosuke Tashiro
Hitomi KurokiHitomi KurokiChigusa Tashiro
Ryoko HirosueRyoko HirosueKuri Hamada
Asami UsudaAsami UsudaMichiko Yamazaki
Tomorowo TaguchiTomorowo TaguchiToshihiko Aoyama
Tsubasa ImaiTsubasa Imai
Michiko ShimizuMichiko Shimizu
Yoichi NukumizuYoichi Nukumizu
Joey IwanagaJoey IwanagaTashiro Sosuke
BengalBengal
Atsuko TakahataAtsuko TakahataSAKURADA Miyuki
Kaneko IwasakiKaneko IwasakiTASHIRO Mine
Takashi SasanoTakashi SasanoNINOMIYA Isamu
Tetsu WatanabeTetsu Watanabe

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