Series synopsis
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!, also known as わたし、定時で帰ります。 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on TBS on May 14, 2019. It ended on July 16, 2019. It stars Yuriko Yoshitaka, Osamu Mukai, Yusuke Santamaria and Yuki Uchida.
Higashiyama Yui works as a director at Net Heroes, a web production company. Due to her workaholic father and bad experiences in the past, she loathes working overtime. Even 2 years ago, she broke off her engagement to Taneda Kotaro because he was a workaholic.
At her job, Higashiyama Yui always leaves at the end of the regular working day and never works overtime. She tries to be as efficient as possible and productive during her normal working hours. After she leaves her office, Higashiyama Y ...
Premise
Higashiyama Yui works as a director at Net Heroes, a web production company. Due to her workaholic father and bad experiences in the past, she loathes working overtime. Even 2 years ago, she broke off her engagement to Taneda Kotaro because he was a workaholic.
At her job, Higashiyama Yui always leaves at the end of the regular working day and never works overtime. She tries to be as efficient as possible and productive during her normal working hours. After she leaves her office, Higashiyama Yui normally drinks beer at her regular Chinese restaurant. Her peaceful days begin to change after a new department head arrives at work.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuriko Yoshitaka as Yui Higashiyama
- Osamu Mukai as Kotaro Taneda
- Yusuke Santamaria as Seiji Fukunaga
- Yuki Uchida as Yae Shizugatake
- Dori Sakurada as Shu
- Yuichi Nakamaru as Takumi Suwa
- Yuki Izumisawa as Taito Kurusu
- Tokio Emoto as Toru Azuma
Supporting cast
- Kavka Shishido as Kaneko Mitani
- Noriko Eguchi as Otan
- Zen Kajihara as Manabu Tozuka
- Toshiya Sakai as Tomoyuki Shinohara
- Shiho Sasaki as Maki Norimoto
- Masaki Kaji as Takeshi Kodama
- Akira Takano as Shohei Tatsuki
- Anna Tsuihiji as Saki Koizumi
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | May 14, 2019 | July 16, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 14, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 21, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 28, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 14, 2019 |
| Last aired | July 16, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |