Flunky, Work Hard!
1931 29m movie Film Japan

Flunky, Work Hard!

腰弁頑張れ

Flunky, Work Hard! ranks #3 among 9 Japan films released between 1930–1932.

Synopsis

腰弁頑張れ

A short concerning an impoverished insurance salesman and his scrappy son, whose fisticuffs with the other boys of their village put his father’s livelihood in jeopardy.

The 1930–1932 Japan Window

9 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Flunky, Work Hard! sits at position #3.

  1. I Was Born, But...
    #1

    I Was Born, But…

    ★ 7.5 · 1932

  2. No Blood Relation
    #2

    No Blood Relation

    ★ 7.1 · 1932

  3. Flunky, Work Hard!

    #3

    Flunky, Work Hard!

    ★ 6.8 · 1931

  4. Tokyo Chorus
    #4

    Tokyo Chorus

    ★ 6.7 · 1931

  5. That Night's Wife
    #5

    That Night's Wife

    ★ 6.5 · 1930

  6. The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
    #6

    The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

    ★ 6.4 · 1931

  7. Walk Cheerfully
    #7

    Walk Cheerfully

    ★ 6.1 · 1930

  8. I Flunked, But...
    #8

    I Flunked, But…

    ★ 6.1 · 1930

Other Titles From Shochiku

The 1930s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1930s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flunky, Work Hard! premiered. 22 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,631 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #891 of 1,411 (top 63%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shochiku
Runtime 29m
Release Date August 8, 1931
IMDb tt0022036

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