Ore wa mada honki dašitenai dake

Shizuo is a no-good 40 year old single father living with his high school daughter and his father. One day he suddenly decides to quit his stable job in order to become a comic (manga) writer. He starts presenting his works to a comic magazine publisher. After piles of rejections, the eccentric middle-aged Shizuo starts to lose confidence of ever getting his work published, however with the support of his daughter and close friends, he finally starts to see the light of success. (Shochiku)