Office Royale
Energetic and colorful manga inspired action comedy.
Naoko only wants to be a «normal» office worker. This is hard when all the women in the office have created fractions in the workplace that are constantly at war with each other. Naoko manages to stay out of most conflicts. That is until she gets a new colleague, Ran, who quickly rises to the top of the hierarchy among her colleagues. Naoko and Ran become good friends, and Naoko is drawn unwillingly into the office wars.
Office Royale is an energetic and colorful action comedy with a plot reminiscent of fighting video games. The characters meet new opponents more powerful and absurd than the one that preceded them. Mei Nagano in the main role has a comedic talent worth following, and director Kazuaki Seki has put together a playful and fun satire strongly inspired by manga.
The screening of Office Royale on November 19th is done in collaboration with the Cinematheque in Oslo.
To make this «Royale evening» even more crazy, we also recommend the Japanese cult classic Battle Royale.
Director
Kazuaki Seki is a Japanese director with several years of experience from TV and music video production. Office Royale is his first feature film. The film has been screened at festivals all over the world, and won the award for best first feature at the genre film festival Fantasia Film Festival.
This film is part of
Original title 地獄の花園 (Jigoku no Hanazono)
Country Japan
Year 2021
Director Kazuaki Seki
Screenplay Bakarhytmn
Cast Mei Nagano, Alice Hirose, Nanao, Rina Kawaei
Production Company Fuji Television Network, Socket, Stardust Pictures
Distribution Pony Canyon
Runtime 1h 42m
Language Japanese
Subtitles English
Genre Action
Format DCP
Age limit 12
Links IMDb