
Agency(2023)
A self-made executive navigates the cutthroat world of advertising, stopping at nothing — no matter how calculating — to become the head of her agency.


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.

Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yui Higashiyama

Osamu Mukai
Kotaro Taneda

Yusuke Santamaria
Seiji Fukunaga

Yuki Uchida
Yae Shizugatake

Dori Sakurada
Shu

Yuichi Nakamaru
Takumi Suwa

Yuki Izumisawa
Taito Kurusu

Tokio Emoto
Toru Azuma

Kavka Shishido
Kaneko Mitani

Noriko Eguchi
Otan
I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of office. Created by Kaeruko Akeno, it stars Yuriko Yoshitaka, Osamu Mukai, Yusuke Santamaria. 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.
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