TV series

A Family Goes Job Hunting

2017 · 1 season

A grounded, quietly tense family drama about pride and secrets, where workplace betrayal ripples through a household trying to keep up appearances.

Overview: Yosuke is a middle aged businessman who has a wife and two kids; wife is a teacher, his son a job-hunting student, and his daughter has a good job. His family is looking forward to buying a new house as Yosuke is about to be promoted soon. But one day, he is forced to leave the company because of a gossip con set up by his colleague! He loses his job but he cannot tell that to his family. At the same time his wife and daughter are also facing problems at their work, both thinking to quit because dad’s job is secured. When they find out dad left the company, can they support him or...?
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, work, betrayal, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
work
betrayal
identity
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none