Star Reformer (2006)

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In the engaging comedy-drama Star Reformer, Satoru Nomura, played by Yuji Oda, is an arrogant, high-flying young bureaucrat with a brilliant career ahead of him. He is fully focused on a massive seaside development project and marrying a wealthy heiress to secure his path to the top. However, when local protests disrupt his plans, Nomura is sent on a temporary exchange program to Mantendo, a struggling, third-rate supermarket. There, he meets Aki Ninomiya, played by Ko Shibasaki, a tough, down-to-earth part-timer who serves as his trainer. Instantly disliking his rigid, condescending attitude, Ninomiya and the store staff mockingly dub him Kenchosan. As Nomura stubbornly clings to his bureaucratic manuals and treats the locals like peasants, he becomes a major nuisance for the entire store. This entertaining story highlights a hilarious clash of classes and ideologies, leaving viewers to wonder if this self-absorbed elite can survive the realities of everyday retail life at Mantendo.

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2006

Genre:Drama