Free and Easy 9

The Trial

December 1962 •English

Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.

Can I Buy Your Love from a Vending Machine?

October 2023 •Japanese

A quiet office life shifts when Ayumu falls for the man who refills the vending machine.

The Moment I Become You

Invalid date •Korean

The story of Eun-Jung, a 25-year-old freshman struggling with unstable employment and livelihood issues, becoming meaningful to each other as she intertwines with Do-Hee, a 17-year-old high school student with a wound.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Movie

December 2024 •Japanese

Compilation film for 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii and will depict episodes not shown in the TV anime.

You Can Succeed, Too

May 1964 •Japanese

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

The Pit of Death

June 1968 •Japanese

Horror film directed by Koji Shima.

20 Conditions to Fall in Love With the App

January 2021 •Japanese

28-year-old Taeko Kase works at an event company. One day, she makes a mistake at work and is reprimanded by her boss Hiroki Itokawa. Making things worse, Taeko Kase is dumped by her boyfriend. Later, Taeko Kase follows the recommendation of cafe clerk Haruto Takagi’s and joins a dating app. With Haruto Takagi’s advice, she decides to meet Makoto Hasegawa from the app.

Sunset Sunrise

January 2025 •Japanese

In 2020, the world is forced into lockdown by the COVID pandemic. As remote work is popularized in order to keep the infection rate under control, a young man employed by a company in Tokyo moves to a country town on the Sanriku Coast in Miyagi Prefecture, where he could enjoy fishing, in search of a new lifestyle. But gradually, we found that there were problems such as "empty houses" in the local area.

Hell's Garden

May 2021 •Japanese

Naoko Tanaka is a 26-year-old office lady (OL). Her job is typical, but her workplace has fierce fights among different cliques. Other OLs are absorbed in the daily clique fighting. One day, due to an OL at the company, Naoko Tanaka's company is targeted by OL from all over Japan.

Le Bleu

May 2023 •French

Dear Etranger

August 2017 •Japanese

Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family. Nanae then becomes pregnant. Afterwards, things begin to change among the family members.

Strings

April 2023 •Swedish

A normal office worker with a grand passion for his violin playing confronts the strings that have been performing his life’s symphony.

Eyes of the Spider

April 1998 •Japanese

After killing the man he believes murdered his daughter, a white-collar worker returns to his mundane life, until he is approached by a man who offers him a mysterious job opportunity.

Pôle Emploi, Ne quittez pas !

November 2014 •French

This is the story of a team of 40 agents facing 4,000 job seekers at a job centre in the Parisian suburbs. Samia, Corinne, Thierry, Zuleika must support and monitor, bring in the numbers, obey policy guidelines and communication injunctions, and find job offers while none is to be found. Will their strong sense of humor save them from the Kafkaian world they work in?

Slow Derek

January 2011 •English

The tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet earth.

White-Collar Worker Kintaro

November 1999 •Japanese

Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads with his lazy superior until the two men discover a plot by the competition to put the construction company out of bussiness. With the help of his old biker friends, Kintaro prepares to confront the masterminds behind the scheme.

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

April 1963 •Japanese

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.

Burnistoun Goes to Work

Invalid date •English

Burnistoun Goes to Work

Climbing to Spring

June 2014 •Japanese

Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?

Words of Devotion: To the End of the World

August 2010 •Japanese

IT guy meets corporate golden boy. They can’t stand each other—until they maybe can’t stop thinking about each other.