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Hataraki Man

2007 · 1 season

A grounded, quietly absorbing look at work-life balance, mixing office routine with personal longing and small, relatable frustrations.

Created by
Katsumi Ono
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hisashi Yoshizawa, Isao Nonaka, Ikki Sawamura
Overview
Matsukata Hiroko is a super busy magazine editor. Just like any other 28-year-old woman, she enjoys going on dates with her boyfriend, fashion and her private life. But once she turns her switch into working mode, she sacrifices all that and dedicates her life to her job. That's when her colleagues refer to her as the Hataraki Man (working man). Her success at work however doesn't give her total satisfaction. --NTV

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Katsumi Ono
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hisashi Yoshizawa, Isao Nonaka, Ikki Sawamura
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • ambition
  • gender
  • love
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Katsumi Ono
Starring
Hisashi Yoshizawa, Isao Nonaka, Ikki Sawamura, Michiko Kichise, Mokomichi Hayami, Aya Hirayama, Kanji Tsuda, Miho Kanno
Music
Yugo Kanno
Length
1 seasons, 11 episodes, 46 min each
Network
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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