Shomuni (1998)
Original title: ショムニ
Shomuni is a 1998 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Takayoshi Watanabe, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Reiko Takashima, Kumiko Endo and Michiko Kawai.
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.
Quick answers
What is Shomuni about?
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.
When was Shomuni released?
Shomuni was released on 28 November 1998.
How long is Shomuni?
Shomuni runs 1h 33m.
Who made Shomuni?
Shomuni was directed by Takayoshi Watanabe.
Cast
- Reiko Takashima as Chinatsu Tsuboi
- Kumiko Endo as Sawako Tsukahara
- Michiko Kawai as Kana Miyashita
- Asako Kobayashi as Yumiko Maruhashi
- Mari Hamada as Kayoko Tokunaga
- Masao Komatsu as Koichi Inoue
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Tomohiro Ukyo
- Mizuki Kanno as Yumiko
- Sadao Abe as Masao
- Yoji Tanaka as Gay makeup artist
- Houka Kinoshita
- Makoto Satō