All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
Genres
Overview
New graduates Ohara, Kitamachi and Tachikawa take part in the battle of job-hunting, so as big companies recruiting talents and potentials. Interviews, tests and activities with odd ideas are carried out. Ohara looks successful in getting an offer from a famous TV station but he is surprised to know he is being set up. With his intelligence, he soon gets the offer, but things never go the way as expected...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1991-06-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
4
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