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Gung Ho: A Story of Transformation

In fictional Hadleyville, Pennsylvania, the local auto plant, which supplied most of the town’s jobs, has been closed for nine months. Former foreman Hunt Stevenson goes to Tokyo to try to convince the Assan Motors Corporation to reopen the plant. The Japanese company agrees and, upon their arrival in the U.S., they take advantage of the desperate work force to institute many changes.

The Cultural Clash

The workers are not permitted a union, are paid lower wages, are moved around within the factory so that each worker learns every job, and are held to seemingly impossible standards of efficiency and quality. Adding to the strain in the relationship, the Americans find humor in the demand that they do calisthenics as a group each morning and that the Japanese executives eat their lunches with chopsticks and bathe together in the river near the factory. The workers also display a poor work ethic and lackadaisical attitude toward quality control.

A Deal Is Made

In an attempt to solve the problem, Hunt makes a deal with Kaz: if the plant can produce 15,000 cars in one month, thereby making it as productive as the best Japanese auto plant, then the workers will all be given raises and jobs will be created for the remaining unemployed workers in the town. However, if the workers fall even one car short, they will get nothing.

When Hunt calls an assembly to tell the workers about the deal, they balk at the idea of making so many cars in so short a time. Under pressure from the crowd, Hunt lies and says that if they make 13,000, they will get a partial raise. After nearly a month of working long hours toward a goal of 13,000—despite Hunt’s pleas for them to aim for the full 15,000—the truth is discovered and the workers walk off the job.

A Last-Ditch Effort

At the town’s annual 4th of July picnic, Hadleyville mayor Conrad Zwart addresses the people that Assan Motors plans to abandon the factory again because of the work stoppage, threatening the end of the town. Hunt comes clean about the 15,000-car deal, realizing the impact of his deception on the workers and the town.

Hunt, hoping to save the town and atone for his deception, and Kaz, desperate to show his worth to his superiors, go back into the factory the next day and begin to build cars by themselves. Inspired, the workers return and continue to work toward their goal with the level of diligence the Japanese managers had encouraged.

A Transformed Relationship

As the end credits roll, the workers and management have compromised, with the latter agreeing to partially ease up on their requirements and pay the employees better while the workers agree to be more cooperative.

Now, it’s your turn to watch Gung Ho to see how this story of transformation unfolds. Don’t miss the chance to watch Gung Ho free now and witness the impact of teamwork and cultural understanding on a struggling community.