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VR Workplace

2019 · 30 min

A dry, quietly absurd office satire that makes virtual drudgery feel both funny and faintly unsettling.

Directed by
Yuki Takashima
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hayato Mori, Osamu Narimatsu, Tomoya Taguchi
Overview
Set in the near future, a game “VR Workplace” where persons can virtually experience the ideal work environment is gaining attraction. It promises to support the NEET (persons not employed or in school) population in assimilating them into the workforce. However, one day, a bug within the game emerges in the form of a character named “Manager Iwaki” who harasses other players.

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Directed by
Yuki Takashima
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hayato Mori, Osamu Narimatsu, Tomoya Taguchi
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • technology
  • identity
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Yuki Takashima
Written by
Yuki Takashima
Starring
Hayato Mori, Osamu Narimatsu, Tomoya Taguchi, Ken Takagi, Aimi Kitaguchi
Cinematography
Yohei Fukuda
Runtime
30 min
Languages
Japanese

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