Stressed? Burnt out? You’re not alone! With black humour and biting irony, we get the incredible story of how modern working life became its own worst enemy – and what we can do to change it. Burnout, endless meetings and colourful Post-It notes with empty marketing phrases have hijacked meaningful work. How did we get there? Based on a sabotage manual developed during World War II, John Webster’s wildly entertaining and deeply upsetting film demonstrates how modern work has become a monster that devours itself – and everyone else around it. Without losing sight of the system’s human toll, the film speaks directly to a current agenda about how and how much we should actually work. And fortunately for all of us, there actually is a solution. At the heart of the film, we sit in with a group of successful business people as they come together to share their stories of burning out – and how they got on in life. Most people will no doubt be able to relate to much of ‘The Happy Worker’, and have a good, much-needed laugh about how it got this far.
为了生计，年仅7岁的阿信（小林绫子 饰）被送到木材店当童工。辛苦做工之余，阿信不放过任何一点学习的机会。在“偷钱事件”发生后，阿信逃出木材店，又进入加贺屋米店，在老板娘的严厉督导和训练之下，她逐渐成为米店的得力助手。 长成大姑娘的阿信（田中裕子 饰）因感情失意离开米店， 此后在那个动乱的年代里，她学习美发、经商，经历着各种各样的生活挫折。但无论怎样，这个坚韧倔强的姑娘始终没有停下前进的脚步，就这样一步一步，迎来属于自己的辉煌时代…… 改编自桥田寿贺子同名小说，NHK电视台开播30周年纪念作品。1983年首播，继而创下62.9%的史上连续剧最高收视率纪录。随后又被翻译成二十多种语言在世界各地播放，都创下极高的收视记录。
