68-Year-Old New Employee
68歳の新入社員
Synopsis
Hitsujido Honpo, an established Japanese-style sweets company known for its traditional flavours and reliability, has maintained a modest popularity. To win a new segment of customers, it has embarked on new business development. The leader of this team of five young employees is 28-year old Kudo Mayuko (Takahata Mitsuki). Mayuko was headhunted by the current CEO Okazaki Kengo (Maruyama Tomomi), for her achievements in her previous job. However, she struggles with the difficulty of new business development and pressures within the company. One day, a “new” 68-year-old employee Niimoto Kazuo (Kusakari Masao) is assigned to be Mayuko’s subordinate all of a sudden. She is dumbfounded to learn that he is 40 years her senior and even feels anger. Mayuko is confronted with the question of whether he should do the old job he was proud of? Or a new job as a brand new employee, and assumes the role of mentor.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Keita Kono
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoshikazu Okada
- Original Score
- Kyō Nakanishi
- Original Title
- 68歳の新入社員
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Fuji Television Network
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Keita Kono
Yoshikazu Okada
Kyō Nakanishi
Tatsuya Yanagisawa
Takashi Hagiwara, Ayako Mizuno
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshikazu Okada
Screenplay
Keita Kono
Director
Takashi Hagiwara
Producer
Ayako Mizuno
Producer
Tatsuya Yanagisawa
Editor
Kyō Nakanishi
Original Music Composer
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What is 68-Year-Old New Employee about?
Hitsujido Honpo, an established Japanese-style sweets company known for its traditional flavours and reliability, has maintained a modest popularity. To win a new segment of customers, it has embarked on new business development. The leader of this team of five young employees is 28-year old Kudo Mayuko (Takahata Mitsuki). Mayuko was headhunted by the current CEO Okazaki Kengo (Maruyama Tomomi), for her achievements in her previous job. However, she struggles with the difficulty of new business development and pressures within the company. One day, a “new” 68-year-old employee Niimoto Kazuo (Kusakari Masao) is assigned to be Mayuko’s subordinate all of a sudden. She is dumbfounded to learn that he is 40 years her senior and even feels anger. Mayuko is confronted with the question of whether he should do the old job he was proud of? Or a new job as a brand new employee, and assumes the role of mentor.
Who directed 68-Year-Old New Employee?
68-Year-Old New Employee was directed by Keita Kono.
Who stars in 68-Year-Old New Employee?
The principal cast of 68-Year-Old New Employee includes Mitsuki Takahata, Masao Kusakari, Nozomu Kotaki, Ichirôta Miyakawa, Tomomi Maruyama.
When was 68-Year-Old New Employee released and how long is it?
68-Year-Old New Employee was released in 2018 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for 68-Year-Old New Employee?
The original motion picture soundtrack for 68-Year-Old New Employee was composed by Kyō Nakanishi.