Hataraki Man
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Details
- Title: 働きマン
- Title (romaji): Hataraki Man
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Work, romance
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 12.1 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: NTV
- Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-10 to 2007-Dec-19
- Air time: Wednesday 22:00
- Theme songs:
- Main theme: Ukiyo CROSSING by UVERworld
- Ending theme: Hataraki Man Ondo by Hataraki Mitsuru
Synopsis
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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Cast
- Kanno Miho as Matsukata Hiroko
- Yoshizawa Hisashi as Yamashiro Shinji
- Hayami Mokomichi as Tanaka Kunio
- Tsuda Kanji as Sugawara Fumiya
- Ibu Masato as Umemiya Tatsuhiko
- Sawamura Ikki as Narita Kimio
- Hirayama Aya as Nagisa Mayu
- Sada Mayumi as Araki Masami
- Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Kobayashi Akihisa
- Kichise Michiko as Kaji Maiko
- Nonaka Isao as Dojima Tamotsu
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Hataraki Man by Anno Moyoco
- Screenwriter: Yoshida Tomoko (ep1-5,7-8,10-11), Matsuda Yuko (ep6,9)
- Screenwriting assistance: Yoshida Tomoko (ep6)
- Producer: Kato Masatoshi, Nanba Toshiaki
- Director: Nagumo Seiichi (ep1-2,5,7,9,11), Sakuma Noriyoshi (ep3-4,6,8,10)
- Music: Mori Hideharu
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Work over love... Give me a break!! | 15.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | A woman's enemies are women!? | 12.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | I'll show you one day man | 13.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | Aspirations and tears... Look-back man | 11.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | Are you proud of your work? | 12.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | Finally... Crises in love and work!! | 10.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | Breakup... But even then there's still work | 12.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | Rock bottom... Failed love is hell!! | 13.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | Do you love your work? | 07.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | A father's love... There's no stopping me now!! | 12.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | 29th birthday... Love or work? It's decision time!! | 11.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | -- | 12.1 | ??.? | ?? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
- 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2007): Best Actress - Kanno Miho
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress - Kanno Miho
Notes
- Sawamura Ikki is the voice of Hataraki Mitsuru in the drama's ending theme, Hataraki Man Ondo.
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