Hataraki Man

Details

Title: 働きマン
Title (romaji): Hataraki Man
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Work comedy
Episodes: 11
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

The story revolves around Hiroko Matsukata, an editor of a weekly magazine. Hiroko is so focused on her work that she has no time for romance, and others refer to her by the nickname "hataraki man" ("working man"). --Tokyograph

Cast

Correlation chart

Kanno Miho as Matsukata Hiroko
Yoshizawa Yuu 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 (野仲イサオ) as Dojima Tamotsu

Guests

Natsuki Mari as Sekiguchi Utako (ep1)
Katsube Nobuyuki (ep1)
Terabe Tomohide (寺部智英) (ep1,6)
Hatanaka Masafumi (畠中正文) (ep1-2,6)
Yamamura Isato (山村勇人) (ep1)
Aoyama Reiko (青山玲子) (ep1)
Suzuki Reona (鈴木礼央奈) (ep1)
Suzuki Shin (鈴木伸) (ep1)
Goto Masaoki (後藤正興) (ep1)
The Ishihara (THE石原) (ep1)
Shaku Yumiko as Nogawa Yumi (ep2)
Kamiji Yusuke as Shimura Junji (ep2)
Kojima Yasushi (小島康志) (ep2)
Nakawaki Kito (中脇樹人) (ep2)
Negishi Daisuke (根岸大介) (ep2)
Moriyama Yonetsugu (森山米次) (ep2,6)
Shibata Jiro (柴田次郎) (ep2,6)
Shirayama Noriaki (白山憲明) (ep2)
Igari Kenji (猪狩賢二) (ep2)
Adachi Hideyuki (安達秀幸) (ep2)
Fujii Kaito (藤井海人) (ep2)
Tajima Shigeki (田島茂樹) (ep2)
Sato Takeshi (さとうたけし) (ep2)
Komatsu Ayaka as Horita Megumi (ep3)
Namioka Kazuki (ep3)
PANTA (ep3)
Yashiro Shingo (ep3)
Matsumoto Hiroya (松本寛也) (ep3)
Katayama Keisuke (片山景介) (ep3)
Mizuta Fumiko (水田芙美子) (ep3)
Haneda Yoichi (羽根田陽一) (ep3)
Yoshiki Risa (吉木りさ) (ep3)
Miyoshi Makoto (三好真) (ep3)
Hamada Jun (濱田准) (ep3)
Nakata Yuya (中田祐矢) (ep3)
Shin (真) (ep3)
Konishi Miho as Natsume Miyoshi (ep4,9)
Tozawa Yusuke (戸沢佑介) (ep4)
Muta Koji (牟田浩二) (ep4)
Tanaka Mitsutaka (田中允貴) (ep4)
Miura Koichi (三浦浩一) (ep5-6)
Matsuda Kenji (松田賢二) (ep5)
Higa Barbie (比嘉バービィ) (ep5)
Otsuka Kazuhiko (大塚和彦) (ep5)
Matsumoto Jun (ep5)
Shigenobu Kaori (重信香織) (ep5)
Nishiyama Sosuke (西山宗佑) (ep5)
Wakabayashi Tadashi (若林正) (ep5)
Kariyazaki Shogo (假屋崎省吾) (ep6)
Asanuma Shinpei (浅沼晋平) (ep6)
Sakai Sumie (坂井寿美江) (ep6)
Sawamoto Mie (沢本美絵) (ep6)
Fukasawa Emi (深沢エミ) (ep6)
Kobayashi Setsuko (小林節子) (ep6)
Satoi Kenta (ep7)
Nakane Toru (ep7)
Sato Yuki (ep7)
Minbu Ryoko (民部良子) (ep7)
Nagamune Yoshimichi (長棟嘉道) (ep7)
Torigoe Yukiko (鳥越夕幾子) (ep7)
Nishio Haruna (西尾はるな) (ep7)
Fujioka Taiki (藤岡大樹) (ep7)
Yamazaki Tetsushi (山崎哲史) (ep7)
Sasano Takashi (ep8)
Shimazu Kentarou (島津健太郎) (ep8)
Kinbara Yasunari (金原泰成) (ep8)
Nakamaru Shinsho (ep9)
Watabe Ken (渡部建) as Chiba Makoto (ep9)
Omiya Taro (近江谷太朗) (ep9)
Izawa Hiroshi (伊沢弘) (ep9)
Yashiro Takaharu (八代貴晴) (ep9)
Endo Tatsuo (遠藤たつお) (ep9)
Uehara Yoshie (上原由恵) (ep9)
Sakurai Masaru (櫻井勝) (ep9)
Yamada Takehiko (山田武彦) (ep9)
Sakaguchi You (坂口瑶) (ep9)

Production Credits

Original writing: Anno Moyoco Hataraki Man (manga)
Screenwriter: Yoshida Tomoko (ep1-5,7-8), Matsuda Yuko (松田裕子) (ep6,9)
Screenwriting assistance: Yoshida Tomoko (ep6)
Producer: Kato Masatoshi, Naniwa Toshiaki (難波利昭)
Director: Nagumo Seiichi (南雲聖一) (ep1-2,5,7,9), Sakuma Noriyoshi (佐久間紀佳) (ep3-4,6,8)
Music: Mori Hideharu (森英治)

Episode Titles

Ep. 01: Work over love... Give me a break!!
Ep. 02: A woman's enemies are women!?
Ep. 03: I'll show you one day man
Ep. 04: Aspirations and tears... Look-back man
Ep. 05: Are you proud of your work?
Ep. 06: Finally... Crises in love and work!!
Ep. 07: Breakup... But even then there's still work
Ep. 08: Rock bottom... Failed love is hell!!
Ep. 09: Do you love your work?

Episode Ratings

Episode	Kanto	Kansai	Nationwide
01	15.7	??.?	??.?
02	12.3	??.?	??.?
03	13.0	??.?	??.?
04	11.1	??.?	??.?
05	12.6	??.?	??.?
06	10.1	??.?	??.?
07	12.7	??.?	??.?
08	13.2	??.?	??.?
09	07.9	??.?	??.?
10	12.3	??.?	??.?
11	??.?	??.?	??.?
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Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Notes

Sawamura Ikki is the voice of Hataraki Mitsuru in the drama's ending theme, Hataraki Man Ondo.

External Links

Summer 2007	NTV	Winter 2008
Hotaru no Hikari	Wednesday 22:00	SAITOU san