Happy Retirement
ハッピー・リタイアメント
Synopsis
Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jun Akiyama
- Screenplay & Story
- Takaya Okamoto
- Original Score
- Kyō Nakanishi
- Original Title
- ハッピー・リタイアメント
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- TV Asahi, Media Mix Japan
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jun Akiyama
Takaya Okamoto, Jiro Asada
Kyō Nakanishi
Hiroshi Adachi
Motoko Kimura, Tsutomu Jintsu, Noboru Sugiyama
Department Leadership Roster
Takaya Okamoto
Screenplay
Jun Akiyama
Director
Motoko Kimura
Producer
Tsutomu Jintsu
Producer
Noboru Sugiyama
Producer
Kyō Nakanishi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Adachi
Editor
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What is Happy Retirement about?
Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!
Who directed Happy Retirement?
Happy Retirement was directed by Jun Akiyama.
Who stars in Happy Retirement?
The principal cast of Happy Retirement includes Koichi Sato, Ken Ishiguro, Yuriko Ishida, Satoshi Jinbo, Norito Yashima.
When was Happy Retirement released and how long is it?
Happy Retirement was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Happy Retirement?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Happy Retirement was composed by Kyō Nakanishi.