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The Perfect Boss - Season 1

After returning to Japan from a five-year overseas assignment, Tokio Sakamoto (Kyōzō Nagatsuka) takes up his new post as acting branch manager of the Gotanda branch. Branch manager Yoshiharu Takushi (Gin Maeda) orders Tokio to lay off Marika, Emiko, and new employee Nanoko, who are considered "burdensome office ladies." To gather information, he invites the three women to a bar, but when he discovers their true identities, he is filled with bitterness. He then decides to train them to become independent, and all three of them develop feelings for Tokio.

Top Cast

  • Kyōzō Nagatsuka

    Kyōzō Nagatsuka

    Tokio Sakamoto

  • Yasuko Matsuyuki

    Yasuko Matsuyuki

    Marika Shirakawa

  • Yuriko Ishida

    Yuriko Ishida

    Emiko Tsuruta

  • Yoshino Kimura

    Yoshino Kimura

    Nanoko Kobayashi

  • Ikki Sawamura

    Ikki Sawamura

    Yusuke Koreeda

  • Saburo Ishikura

    Saburo Ishikura

    Tamotsu Nanba

  • Gin Maeda

    Gin Maeda

    Yoshiharu Tsuge

  • Jun Fubuki

    Jun Fubuki

    Izumi Sakamoto

Overview

After returning to Japan from a five-year overseas assignment, Tokio Sakamoto (Kyōzō Nagatsuka) takes up his new post as acting branch manager of the Gotanda branch. Branch manager Yoshiharu Takushi (Gin Maeda) orders Tokio to lay off Marika, Emiko, and new employee Nanoko, who are considered "burdensome office ladies." To gather information, he invites the three women to a bar, but when he discovers their true identities, he is filled with bitterness. He then decides to train them to become independent, and all three of them develop feelings for Tokio.

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