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Misaeng: Incomplete Life

2014 · 1 season

A quietly absorbing, humane look at office life that makes you ache and root for its awkward underdog.

Created by
Kim Won-suk, Yoon Tae-ho
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yim Si-wan, Lee Sung-min, Kang So-ra
Tagline
Sweat, tears, and frustration. How much more I should shed?
Overview
Since he was a child, the board game baduk has been everything to Jang Geu-rae. But when he fails at achieving his dream of becoming a professional baduk player, Geu-rae must leave his isolated existence and enter the real world armed with nothing but a high school equivalency exam on his resume.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kim Won-suk, Yoon Tae-ho
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yim Si-wan, Lee Sung-min, Kang So-ra
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • ambition
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Kim Won-suk, Yoon Tae-ho
Written by
Jung Yoon-jung
Starring
Yim Si-wan, Lee Sung-min, Kang So-ra, Kang Ha-neul, Byun Yo-han, Kim Dae-myung, Park Hae-joon, Lee Kyung-young
Cinematography
Choi Sang-muk
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 75 min each
Network
tvN
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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