Monday Morning Maybe

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All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

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1991 | 103 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
Right up the alley of fans of a well-timed joke. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 43 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.

New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV station but he is surprised to know he is being set up. With his intelligence, he soon gets the offer, but things never go the way as expected...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 760 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko

  • Yuji Oda
  • Koji Matoba
  • Emi Wakui
  • Shinobu Sakagami
  • Michiko Hada
  • Hirotaro Honda
  • Nobuko Sendo