The Perfect Boss

A gentle workplace comedy-drama that mixes office politics with warmth, letting you root for underdogs while it quietly questions how women are treated at work.

Created by

Sanae Suzuki, Shin'ichi Kamoshita

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yuriko Ishida

Overview

After returning to Japan from a five-year overseas assignment, Tokio Sakamoto (Kyōzō Nagatsuka) takes up his new post as acting branch manager of the Gotanda branch. Branch manager Yoshiharu Takushi (Gin Maeda) orders Tokio to lay off Marika, Emiko, and new employee Nanoko, who are considered "burdensome office ladies." To gather information, he invites the three women to a bar, but when he discovers their true identities, he is filled with bitterness. He then decides to train them to become independent, and all three of them develop feelings for Tokio.

How it feels

Satirical, warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Work, gender, class, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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