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Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers

2024 · 120 min

A brisk, cheeky caper that pairs office-drone frustration with sly con-artist charm, keeping you amused and rooting for the underdog heist.

Directed by
Shinichiro Ueda
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Kumazawa Jiro, a tax-worker, is tricked out of a large sum of money by the swindler Himuro Makoto. With the help of his best friend, a detective, Kumazawa tracks down Himuro and teams up with him and sets out to extract JP¥ 1B in unpaid tax from a large corporation that is hiding tax evasion.

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Directed by
Shinichiro Ueda
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • class
  • corruption
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Shinichiro Ueda
Written by
Shinichiro Ueda
Starring
Seiyo Uchino, Masaki Okada, Rina Kawaei, Aoi Morikawa, Takenori Goto, Shusaku Kamikawa, Seina Suzuki, Miki Maya
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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