Shomuni
Seen it?1998 | 93 min | Comedy
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
- Tailor-made for manga readers and anyone who loves backroom deals and speeches. Made in the anime tradition: bold, emotional and willing to go dark. Power and ambition drive every scene.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 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.
The day after being dumped by the boyfriend to whom she was going to give her virginity, Sawako Tsukahara (Kumiko Endo), an office lady in the accounting department of Manpan Trading Co., is dispatched as a helper to General Affairs Section 2. General Affairs Section 2, nicknamed "Shomuni," is the company's cesspool department where underachieving office ladies are gathered. The members of the General Affairs Department are Chinatsu Tsuboi (Reiko Takashima), who is in charge of the department; the femme fatale Kana Miyashita (Michiko Kawai); the self-disciplined Yumiko Maruhashi (Asako Kobayashi); the boastful Kayoko Tokunaga (Mari Hamada); the unremarkable Section Chief Inoue (Masao Komatsu); and the stray cat, Butcha.
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 Takayoshi Watanabe
- Reiko TakashimaChinatsu Tsuboi
- Kumiko EndoSawako Tsukahara
- Michiko KawaiKana Miyashita
- Asako KobayashiYumiko Maruhashi
- Mari HamadaKayoko Tokunaga
- Masao KomatsuKoichi Inoue
- Yoshihiko HakamadaTomohiro Ukyo
- Mizuki KannoYumiko
- Sadao AbeMasao
- Yoji TanakaGay makeup artist