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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.

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

February 1938 •English

A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.

Dead Janitor

January 2017 •English

Bill discovers the office Janitor is dead on the bullpen floor, but no one is upset besides him.

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.

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.

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.

Sunset Sunrise

January 2025 •Japanese

In the context of COVID-19, Jin Zuo, who was forced to work remotely due to the pandemic, decided to move from the city to Sanli, 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.

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.

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.

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?

Le Bleu

May 2023 •French

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.

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.

Salaryman Senka

December 1995 •Japanese

Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.

Sometimes I Think About Dying

January 2024 •English

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

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.

Slow Derek

January 2011 •English

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

Burnistoun Goes to Work

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Burnistoun Goes to Work