![]() Due to the fact, I was really excited to watch my first film from the country, while the theme of school gangs made the prospect even more interesting. I have to admit my knowledge of Mongolian cinema is practically non-existent. However, beneath the seemingly normal setting,įilm Review: Shift (2017) by Baasansuren Nyamdavaa “Office Royale” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival 26-year-old Naoko, who also happens to be a hard-core otaku, has just gotten herself a good job in a Tokyo company, and is enjoying the laid-back and friendly atmosphere. ![]() ![]() As we have mentioned many times before, the main concept of the shonen anime mostly follows the rule of the following image What would happen, though, if this style was transferred to the corporate world, where female employees are the brawlers, the gang members, and essentially the ultimate fighters of this world? And what if the humor was even more slapstick than in anime, but also meta and self-deprecating? And what if some of the female fighters were actually male crossdressers? Seki Kazuaki and writer Bakarhythm provide the answer in a film that manages to be both “ Crows Zero” and white-collar drama at the same time.
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