Star Reformer
Seen it?2006 | 131 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Father of the Bride, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture project. This project is very big, so success of this personnel exchange training will probably determine his career. Nomura goes to a supermarket called "Mantendo".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
- Yuji OdaSatoshi Nomura
- Ko ShibasakiAki Ninomiya
- BengalKazuyoshi Kurusu
- Gaku HamadaManabu Aki
- Hisashi IgawaKanji Shimizu
- Koji IshizakaHitoshi Koga
- Mahiru KonnoTakako Shinozaki
- Toru MasuokaTakao Asano
- Jin NakayamaTaketsugu Shinozaki
- Kaoru OkunukiHiromi Sato