広告不況の影響により人員整理を余儀なくされた韓国の造船所を題材とした映画『ただ、やるべきことを』（パク・ホンジュン監督）が、1月17日よりユーロスペース（東京都渋谷区）をはじめ全国で順次公開されている。
Due to the advertising recession, the film Just Doing What Needs to Be Done directed by Park Hong-jun, which depicts workforce reductions at a South Korean shipyard, will be released nationwide in stages starting January 17, beginning at Eurospace in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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This work realistically and meticulously depicts the human relationships within a company through the perspective of HR personnel agonizing over whom to select for restructuring.
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Kang Jooni Jang Seongbeom is a young employee at a mid-sized shipyard who is assigned to the newly established HR team and becomes responsible for staff reductions. The film depicts the complex interplay of intentions and emotions among the management, colleagues, and employees targeted for layoffs.
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Jean was born in 1995 and made his debut as a film actor in 2013.
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Director Park invited Chang in order to avoid the fixed images of veteran actors, and when Chang read the script, he felt, Ive finally found a work where I can express the kind of performance I want.
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While dealing with the heavy theme of personnel reduction, this film builds up everyday conversations and natural behaviors, expressing a sense of realism that applies to any company.
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Jean said, I value performances that everyone can relate to over ones that are too stimulating.
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Especially when even his boss, who had helped him, became a target of the layoffs, and he received a call from the boss’s family, his tears fell unconsciously, and the other actors present were also in tears.
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He always kept the question What does it mean to live? close to his heart, and Jean approached the role of Kan naturally, without memorizing every line word for word or deciding on the details of his performance in advance.
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As a result, his performance in this work was highly praised, and he won the Best Actor Award at the 28th Busan International Film Festival.
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Mr. Jean spoke candidly: “Since I won the Best Actor Award, maybe I should say that I struggled with my performance, but in reality, it just happened to turn out well. This isn’t humility or anything like that.”
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This work does not focus on the simple opposition of workers versus company/capitalists as in the past, but rather highlights the conflict between employees within the same company.
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Director Parks experience working in the HR department of a shipbuilding company is also reflected in the film, but there was one scene where the director and Jang had a difference of opinion.
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That scene shows Kan and her watching the demonstrators, set against the backdrop of the real-life impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in South Korea from 2016 to 2017.
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It is a scene where Kan and she gaze at the protesters, set against the backdrop of the real-life impeachment of President Park Geun-hye that took place in South Korea from 2016 to 2017.
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When she invited Kan to the demonstration, Jan strongly suggested to the director,
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If you delete this scene, the movie will be better.
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Jean said, That part was the only disappointing thing.
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The description of the impeachment feels deliberate and political.
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It is an unavoidable reality that companies must make personnel cuts in order to maintain their operations.
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Jean calmly pointed out, Workers and founders will never be completely equal.
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The founder is an investor, and workers are just a part of that.
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On the other hand, Director Park also struggled, and although he filmed a scene where Kang and she participated in a demonstration together, it was ultimately not included in the movie.
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In Korean society, it is common to view conservatives as people who support big corporations, Japan, and the United States, and progressives as those who side with workers and prioritize Korean ethnic nationalism above all else.
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Director Park called it a “get-out-of-jail-free card” out of concern that the audience might think, “Kang also supports the progressives.”
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In other words, it means the staff reduction is not his true intention. I thought so when I saw Kan participating in the demonstration.
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Of course, the character played by Chan Kan struggled with staff reductions and was forced to make undesirable decisions.
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However, Jean, who represents the younger generation, feels uncomfortable with the prejudice that “people who oppose staff cuts = progressives.”
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Taking the opportunity to participate in this project, Chan decided to end his contract with his talent agency and become independent.
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He said, I want to choose the scripts for TV dramas and movies myself.
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I have no ambition to earn a lot of money or to become a famous actor, he said, while at the same time expressing disagreement with that statement.
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If its difficult, you can take it slow.
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Flowery words make the younger generation weak. They are not bad words, but I learned perseverance while serving in the Marine Corps, he said.
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Just like the fresh perspectives that movies bring, the younger generation in Korea is also gradually changing.
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This work and Jeans attitude show that, even in Japan, it is necessary to view Korea from various perspectives rather than relying on stereotypical evaluations.
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