MONDAYS: See you „this“ week

In the organizer's words:

MONDAYS このタイムループ、上司に気づかせない と終わらない
MONDAYS, Kono taimu rûpu, Jôshi ni kizukasenai to owaranai

Director: TAKEBAYASHI Ryô
2022, 82 minutes, OmdU, Blu-ray

After his successful debut Jûyonsai no shiori ("Bookmark 14"), this quirky comedy about office workers trapped in a time loop is the second film by director Takebayashi Ryô.

Young Akemi works in a large advertising agency and has to prepare a presentation. One Monday morning, two colleagues reveal to her that the entire office is stuck in a single week's time loop. After some initial doubts, the other employees are also convinced, and only the head of department is unaware of the mysterious truth. The bizarre events are to be stopped and the key to the solution seems to lie with the unsuspecting manager. In order to find a way out, the employees have to pull together, even if their characters, motivations and emotional worlds are different.

Film series
Sources of strength in life
New additions to the film library of the Japanese Cultural Institute

Where do people find strength when they hit rock bottom or suffer setbacks? The films from the Cultural Institute's film library show in a variety of ways what possibilities there can be to gain new perspectives and find a way out of difficult situations.

The first film is a drama about a seemingly intact family whose structure is disrupted by the mother's illness(Bokutachi no kazoku). A young physiotherapist also develops new perspectives as a result of his father's illness(Shiori).

However, it is not just about external wounds, but also internal ones. Two young girls find new self-confidence by playing the drums(Ai ni hibike) and two adult women are confronted with the question of how happiness and money are connected during a love affair(Ano ko wa kizoku). Understanding each other helps to overcome differences, as the stories about a young Korean woman(Tsumugu) and a tofu store owner(Takano tôfu ten no haru) show.

Fun entertainment is also provided, as a cat turns out to be a ninja in an action comedy in the style of a jidaigeki (historical film) and the employees in an office are trapped in a time loop(MONDAYS). Finally, a documentary provides rare insights into Japan's national sport(Sumôdô).

Price information:

Admission free