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Struggling Man
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Struggling Man

2021-12-17 · 114 min · ★ 7.3

Comedy

Haruo Izawa is 45 years old and the floor chief of the local grocery store “Umeya”. He is highly trusted by Store Manager Ueda and the part-time ladies and the Ohara branch is the only place where he has been working for 25 years. Although he says that he doesn’t fit to be a store manager, he is still concerned about HR and career advancement. That’s why Ueda’s praise "command center" is his only treasure. Besides, he is also a husband of his wife Ritsuko, and a father of two daughters and a son, Koume, Kanako, and Ryota at home. Humor and pathos are said to be only a fine line, but Haruo’s fruitless actions of paying attention to the human relationships and atmosphere and overthinking never stop.. Where is this middle-aged man’s turmoil going??

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Directors
Toshio Lee
Production companies
DUB, Nikkatsu Corporation, Tokyo Theatres Company, US Cinema, AMUSE
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ken YasudaKen YasudaHaruo Izawa
Eiko KoikeEiko KoikeRitsuko Izawa
Harutomo KoyamaHarutomo KoyamaRyota Izawa
Yui OkadaYui OkadaKoume Izawa
SWAYSWAYUmegaki
Daichi KanekoDaichi KanekoKaneko
First Summer UikaFirst Summer UikaTakai
Hikaru IjūinHikaru Ijūin[store manager]
Kazuko ShirakawaKazuko Shirakawa
Toru Kugasawa
Ryosuke TakeiRyosuke Takei
Hinako KikuchiHinako Kikuchi
Ryotaro SakaguchiRyotaro SakaguchiMotohashi Kazuya

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