Eburi is a 36 year-old man. Nothing enthuses him any more. While being drunk, he promises to contribute a story to a magazine. When he sobers down, he decides to write about the life of a salaried employee like himself who is very ordinary, not particularly talented.
The following is his story:
In 1949, Eburi gets married to Natsuko. His monthly salary is 8,000 yen and hers 4,000 yen. Therefore, both have to work to support themselves. Eburi has developed a habituIl tendency to pester around when he gets drunk. One year after their marriage, son Shosuke is born. In 1959, Eburi's mother dies in despair of her husband who has become listless due to the several ups and downs of gaining big profits and going bankrupt. His father is still alive and Eburi is enable to find a way to pay his father's debts. He is doubtful if he can make his wife and child happy. Nevertheless, he has somehow managed to survive so far, living in one of the houses at the employee housing quarters. He gives the title "The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman" to his story of half novel and half essay style. When it is published, it receives the Naoki Literary Prize (the award given in memory of popular writer Naoki Sanjugo). At a party to celebrate his award, he gets drunk and pesters around.
Notes
The film is based on a novel written in the style of an essay under the same title by Yamaguchi Hitomi, depicting everyday life of a man categorized as "During-the-war Generation" who spent school days during the war and get married to start new life in the struggling post-war era. "Everyman" in the title means an average salaried employee who makes up an overwhelming majority of the city population in Japan, and "The Elegant Life" indicates sarcasm on betterment of the standard of living of ordinary salaried employees accompanied with Japan's economic growth after only a decade from the destroyed post-war period. As depicted in the film, the author Yamaguchi Hitomi was awarded the Naoki Literature Prize for this story. When he established himself well enough to become independent, he quit working as a salaried employee. Director Okamoto Kihachi and the leading actor Kobayashi Keiju belong to the same generation as the author. Exploiting innovative effects such as inserting animation sequences, the film humorously presents compassion of a middle-aged salaried employee. Kobayashi Keiju, who was originally noted for his excellent portrayal of salaried employee, won the best leading actor award of the Mainichi Film Contest for his superb performance in this picture.。'82年から1年間、TVでオンエアされたSFアクション・アニメの劇場版。3Dとドルビー・サウンドでTV版を大幅にバージョン・アップした仕上がりだ。刺激を求めて地球から宇宙へと旅立った主人公コブラは、やがて宇宙全域に一匹狼のパイレーツとして知れ渡る。悪人ハンターの美女ジェーンと一緒に、宇宙征服を狙う悪の組織ギルドとの壮絶な戦いの中へ。。东周末年,战乱灾荒交加,总有异象天降。弃儿出生时,天降血雨,而且一出生浑身都是红毛。其父芮司徒只能愚昧地认为这个红毛孩儿是个不吉祥的怪物,要拿剑砍杀了,在司徒夫人的苦苦哀求下,才答应丢弃到河里。没想到,君太后伯姬到河边放祈福河灯,意外地捡到了这个毛孩儿。十八年后,弃儿除了头发红,已经出落的花儿一般漂亮。宋平公与弃儿一见钟情,喜结连理。宋平公宽厚仁慈、节俭爱民、公而忘私,国难当前,积极应对,发起弭兵会盟。弃儿温婉贤淑、生性豁达,为守护家园学骑马,练射箭,并培养年幼的儿子子佐成长为下一代国君。整个故事跌宕起伏、泪点十足,时时处处充满着虐心而又励志的正能量。。