How to be Likable in a Crisis

5.0IMDb Score
Released:2021-04-24
Duration:49 min
Country:Japan
Director:
Actors:Tori Matsuzaka, Anne Suzuki, Yutaka Matsushige, Jun Kunimura, Ryo Iwamatsu
Production:NHK Enterprises, NHK

Overview:

Makoto Kanzaki is a PR man at a university. He is swept up in a series of scandals and is driven into a corner as he tries to make temporary solutions. A satirical comedy about modern society depicting the contradictions of modern society and the sorrows of its people with black humor.

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