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I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

20197.11 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Kaeruko Akeno
Written by Kaeruko Akeno, Satoko Okudera
NetworksTBS

Top Cast

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yui Higashiyama

Osamu Mukai

Osamu Mukai

Kotaro Taneda

Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

Seiji Fukunaga

Yuki Uchida

Yuki Uchida

Yae Shizugatake

Dori Sakurada

Dori Sakurada

Shu

Yuichi Nakamaru

Yuichi Nakamaru

Takumi Suwa

Yuki Izumisawa

Yuki Izumisawa

Taito Kurusu

Tokio Emoto

Tokio Emoto

Toru Azuma

Kavka Shishido

Kavka Shishido

Kaneko Mitani

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Otan

Themes & Keywords

office

About I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

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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