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Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu (2019)

Synopsis
Yoshitaka Yuriko makes her first leading role in a TBS drama series in 10 years, playing Higashiyama Yui, a 32-year-old office worker who strictly adheres to the motto of “leaving work exactly on time.” Due to past trauma, she believes “work isn’t worth risking your life for” and prioritizes both efficiency at work and her private life. While helping her colleagues with various problems, she carries her own emotional baggage from her rookie days and a former workaholic fiancé.
The drama is based on Akeno Kiko’s novel “I Leave the Office On Time” (published by Shinchosha), which gained popularity among working professionals in their 20s and 30s for its fresh take on workplace fiction. The author, drawing from her own corporate experience, is known for her thorough research and engaging writing style.
The screenplay is co-written by Okudera Satoko and Shimizu Yukako, known for dramas like “Night View Car” (2013) and “Reverse” (2017). The series is produced by Arai Junko (known for “Unnatural”) and Yao Kasumi (known for “Reprint”), with direction by Kaneko Fuminori (known for “You’re Not That Special” and “Love Story with Forgetting”).
Cast
- Yoshitaka Yuriko as Higashiyama Yui
- Lead Role
- Mukai Osamu as Taneda Kotaro
- Support Role
- Nakamaru Yuichi as Suwa Takumi
- Support Role
- Uchida Yuki (1975) as Shizugatake Yae
- Support Role
- Yusuke Santamaria as Fukunaga Seiji
- Support Role
- Emoto Tokio as Azuma Toru
- Support Role
- Sakurada Dori as Taneda Hiiragi / Shu
- Support Role
- Kaji Masaki as Kodama Takeshi
- Support Role
- Eguchi Noriko as Ou Tan
- Support Role
- Kajihara Zen as Totsuka Manabu
- Support Role
- Sakai Toshiya as Shinohara Tomoyuki
- Support Role
- Izumisawa Yuki as Kurusu Taito
- Support Role
- Shishido Kavka as Mitani Kanako
- Support Role
- Sasaki Shiho as Norimoto Maki
- Support Role
- Takano Akira as Tatsuki Shohei
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 1
- Tsuihiji Anna as Koizumi Saki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 1
- Saeki Arata
- Guest Role
- Izumi Akiko
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 1
- Makita Tetsuya
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 1
- Kameda Yuki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 1
- Tsubokura Yoshiyuki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 2
- Kobayashi Takashi
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 2
- Yamashita Yorie
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 2
- Miyaji Masako
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 2
- Osumi Kenya
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 3
- Ishiguro Hideo
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 3
- Shimizu Kurumi
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 4
- Ochiai Motoki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 4
- Okabe Takashi
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 4
- Tamoto Soran
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 5
- Takezai Terunosuke
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 6
- Kirishima Reika
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 6
- Kinoshita Takayuki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 7
- Kanai Yuta
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 7
- Matsumoto Miki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 7
- Kasuga Toshiaki
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 7
- Kurosaki Reina
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 8
- Komatsu Kazushige
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 9
- Komatsu Toshimasa
- Guest Role
- Episode(s): 9
Crew
- Okudera Satoko
- Screenwriter
- Yoshihisa Hirano
- Composer
- Arai Junko
- Producer
- Kaneko Fuminori
- Director
- Takemura Kentaro
- Director
- Akeno Kaeruko
- Original Creator
- Shimizu Yukako
- Screenwriter
Music
Theme Song 2
Theme Song 3
Promotional images, screencaps, .gifs, etc.

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