The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to Beppu, personal entanglements and old company secrets surface, forcing difficult choices and quiet compromises.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Masanori KakeiDirector
- Toshiro IdeScreenplay
Cast
- Hisaya MorishigeShirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
- Keiju KobayashiNamikichi Yashiro (Employee)
- Daisuke KatōKumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)
- Michiyo AratamaAkiko Hakoda (Secretary)
- Izumi YukimuraMaiko Yashiro (Namikichi's wife)
- Ichirō ArishimaTaiji Ise (Section Chief)
- Yoshiko TsubouchiAsako Onizuka (Maiko's mother)
- Chieko NaniwaTsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
- Eijirō TōnoIsuke Tsujikura (President)
- Mieko KurenaiYuriko Tsujikura (Isuke's daughter)
- Murasaki FujimaFumiko Ise (Taiji's wife)
- Chisako HaraMasayoko Ōta (Barmaid)