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Shomuni

Shomuni

19986.84 Seasons46 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.

Created by Hiroyuki Yasuda
Written by Hiroyuki Yasuda
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Makiko Esumi

Makiko Esumi

Chinatsu Tsuboi

Tsubasa Honda

Tsubasa Honda

Maruyama Shiori

Becky

Becky

Madoka Minami

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Reiko Abe

Kanna Mori

Kanna Mori

Kojima Misuzu

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Masuyo Fukuda

Rika Izumi

Rika Izumi

Akane Mita(三田 茜)

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Themes & Keywords

office politicsbased on mangafemale powerjapanese workplaceoffice lady (ol)

About Shomuni

Shomuni is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 1998 exploring themes of office politics, based on manga, female power, japanese workplace, office lady (ol). Created by Hiroyuki Yasuda, it stars Makiko Esumi, Tsubasa Honda, Becky. Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.

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