Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!
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Koichi Sato
Shintaro Higuchi
Known for
Sukiyaki Western Django
The Spiral
Ken Ishiguro
Tsutomu Otomo
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Belle
Yuriko Ishida
Aoi Tachibana
Known for
Princess Mononoke
From Up on Poppy Hill
Satoshi Jinbo
Nagata
Known for
My Teacher, My Love
Norito Yashima
Sumihiko Yajima
Known for
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Jun Akiyama Director · Takaya Okamoto Screenplay Jiro Asada Story
First release October 18, 2015 · Produced in Japan · Production Media Mix Japan
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TV Asahi
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Japan
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Original title
ハッピー・リタイアメント
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Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · October 18, 2015
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