Trailer: ‘Life in Overtime’

By   |  May 30, 2018

‘Life in Overtime’ (終わった人) is a 2018 Japanese comedy-drama directed by Hideo Nakata.

Based on the novel ‘Owatta Hito’ by Makiko Uchidate, the film revolves around a man who is struggling to come to terms with enforced retirement and starts exploring other ways to fill his time. The cast includes Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryoko Hirosue, Asami Usuda, and Tomorowo Taguchi.

Synopsis: Sosuke Tashiro is on an elite career course at a major bank until he is transferred – or rather relegated – to a subsidiary company, where he reaches retirement age. After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, he finds himself at a loss. Days pass with nothing for him to do, and time goes by at a snail’s pace. “I don’t want my life to end like this.” Sosuke picks up the courage to look for work at a nearby job center, but his glittering academic background and impressive resume get in the way, and he has little luck. Upon seeing this, his wife Chigusa who works as a hairdresser and his daughter jokingly suggest that Sousuke should find someone to date. Coincidentally, Sousuke indeed finds someone who he is interested but things do not turn out the way he wants and his life starts to take on an uncontrollable twist.

‘Life in Overtime’ opens across Japan on June 9, 2018.

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