Order of the Salaryman (1973)
A salaryman promoted against his will skips his first morning meeting and slips into a spiral of small rebellions—cafés, nightclubs, and a fleeting romance—while rejecting the rigid “medals” of corporate success. Torn between family and freedom, he plots a staged disappearance to reclaim a late-coming youth, in a bittersweet drama underscored by the haunting refrain of “Akita Ondo.”
Director: Kazuho Mitsuta
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Sakae Umezu as |
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Manami Fuji as |
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Keiko Tsushima as |
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Tadao Nakamaru as |
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Hiroshi Minami as |
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Takashi Kanda as |
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Masaya Nihei as |
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Rie Yokoyama as |
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Seishichi Mukai as |
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Jiro Tsuruga as |
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Ueharu Nakamura as |
| Writing | Shozo Uehara | Writer |
| Directing | Kazuho Mitsuta | Director |
| Sound | Isao Tomita | Music |
| Writing | Taro Kinoshita | Original Story |