ABSTRACT
In 1999 I received a grant from the Japan Foundation to make a documentary film on C-Life, a major life insurance company at which I had worked for two years as a fresh graduate more than ten years previously. I mentioned the project to NHK—the Japan Broadcasting Association—who agreed to show the programme. By making a documentary film on C-Life I was able to spend a further three-to-six-month period inside the company, during which time I conducted a series of in-depth interviews with a wide range of employees.
