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Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"

Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"

20236.21 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Aiba Soichiro works in the tax department at city hall. His job is to get people to pay taxes that are past due. For that, he evaluates their financial situation and visits their home. Sometimes, he seizes their property and urges them to pay their tax. While dealing with tax issues, he approaches them with his heart and tries to find ways to help them. Soichiro Aiba used to be a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance, but for some reason, he quit his job there and began working as a tax collector.

Created by Hayato Miura
Written by Hayato Miura
Produced by Hiroko Okura, 金澤麻樹, 岩崎秀紀
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Fuma Kikuchi

Fuma Kikuchi

Aiba Souichirou

Anna Yamada

Anna Yamada

Doumeki Hanako

Jin Shirasu

Jin Shirasu

Hamamura Tsukasa

Genta Matsuda

Genta Matsuda

Masuno Meguru

Suzuki Mogura

Suzuki Mogura

Kamohara Kensuke

Kenta Izuka

Kenta Izuka

Saginuma Hiroki

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Tachibana Masaru

Kanata Hongo

Kanata Hongo

Sagara Yoshimi

Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida

Hibino Minori

Mako Ishino

Mako Ishino

Koshikawa Tamayo

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on mangacivil servanttax

About Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"

Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay" is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of japan, based on manga, civil servant, tax. Created by Hayato Miura, it stars Fuma Kikuchi, Anna Yamada, Jin Shirasu. Aiba Soichiro works in the tax department at city hall. His job is to get people to pay taxes that are past due. For that, he evaluates their financial situation and visits their home. Sometimes, he seizes their property and urges them to pay their tax. While dealing with tax issues, he approaches them with his heart and tries to find ways to help them. Soichiro Aiba used to be a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance, but for some reason, he quit his job there and began working as a tax collector.

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