The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

江分利満氏の優雅な生活
1963 103 min Comedy · Drama

This is the big story of a little man

Here's a gentle ribbing of the Japanese white-collar life. A Tokyo clerk recounts his unremarkable existence to a newspaper reporter. It's a simple snapshot, yet perhaps still too close to the bone for some.

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · Written by Toshiro Ide

Starring Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Eijirō Tōno, Jerry Itō, Tadao Nakamaru, Michino Yokoyama

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