A salaryman, a schedule, and a scandal—1962 Japan's most chaotic office romance.
1962 Japanese movie
Acting
Fujiki and Arishima's perfectly timed double-act.
Production
Glossy Toho studio sets, peak 1962 salaryman aesthetic.
Editing
Rapid-fire cutting keeps the farce breathless.
Director
Nobuo Aoyagi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures Japan's 'salaryman' archetype at peak cultural anxiety—economic growth colliding with rigid social codes.
Director Nobuo Aoyagi was Toho's comedy specialist; this was one of five films he released in 1962 alone.
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