Series synopsis
I'm Taking the Day Off, also known as きょうは会社休みます。 is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 15, 2014. It ended on December 17, 2014. It was created by Satoru Nakajima, Shunsuke Kariyama. It stars Haruka Ayase, Sota Fukushi, Hiroshi Tamaki and Riisa Naka.
Hanae Aoishi is set to turn 30. She works for a general trading company and has never taken a day off or been late for work. She dresses pleasantly plain and has zero dating experience. She attends a company party and drinks with part-time employee Yuto Tanokura. He is a handsome university student. Through the evening, Hanae becomes drunk and passes out. When she wakes up, Hanae finds Yuto Tanokura sleeping next to her and he is naked. She becomes confused about what happened and takes the day ...
Premise
Hanae Aoishi is set to turn 30. She works for a general trading company and has never taken a day off or been late for work. She dresses pleasantly plain and has zero dating experience. She attends a company party and drinks with part-time employee Yuto Tanokura. He is a handsome university student. Through the evening, Hanae becomes drunk and passes out. When she wakes up, Hanae finds Yuto Tanokura sleeping next to her and he is naked. She becomes confused about what happened and takes the day off from work for the first time. To come out of her shell, Hanae decides to date Yuto Tanokura who is 9 years younger than her. At this time Yu Asao, the CEO of a food company located in the same building as her company, begins to have feelings for Hanae.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haruka Ayase as Aoishi Hanae
- Sota Fukushi as Tanokura Yuuto
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Asao Yuu
- Riisa Naka as Ookawa Hitomi
- Junnosuke Taguchi as Ohshiro So
- Yudai Chiba as Kagami Ryusei
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Tachibana Takaaki
- Kazuyuki Asano as Aoishi Iwao
Supporting cast
- Atsuko Takahata as Aoishi Mitsuo
- Seika Furuhata as Hirono
- Kami Hiraiwa as Sasano Ichika
- Kensei Mikami as Sameshima Yoshihiko
- Francesco Bellissimo as Italian Chef
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 15, 2014 | December 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Woman and Her First Love Thirty-year-old office worker Hanae has no relationship experience — until she finds herself alone with intern Tanokura during a company night out. |
October 15, 2014 |
| 2 |
A Woman and Her Love Mail Hanae asks Tanokura to keep what happened between them a secret, but he presses her for a reply to his question. Later, Hitomi makes a move on Asao. |
October 22, 2014 |
| 3 |
A Woman and Her Stay Date A meddling comment from Asao makes Hanae worry about becoming a burdensome partner. She prepares to spend the night at Tanokura's place. |
October 29, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 15, 2014 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2014 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |