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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Ken Yasuda
Haruo Izawa
Known for
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Eiko Koike
Ritsuko Izawa
Known for
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Tokyo Swindlers
Harutomo Koyama
Ryota Izawa
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Yui Okada
Koume Izawa
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Wasteful Days of High School Girls
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Umegaki
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Sugarless
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Daichi Kaneko
Kaneko
Known for
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Takai
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The 19th Medical Chart
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Hikaru Ijūin
[store manager]
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
It Comes
Kazuko Shirakawa
Known for
House of Ninjas
Radiance
Toru Kugasawa
Also in
13
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead
Ryosuke Takei
Known for
Air Doll
Hinako Kikuchi
Also in
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Toshio Lee Director · Fumi Tsubota Writer Ren Adachi Composer
First release December 17, 2021 · Produced in Japan · Production Nikkatsu Corporation, Tokyo Theatres Company
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DUB
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Tokyo Theatres Company
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US Cinema
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AMUSE
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Japan
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Original title
私はいったい、何と闘っているのか
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 17, 2021
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No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
February 27, 2025 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
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