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    Almael
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    Age Harassment

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    Emiri dogeza : “It’s okay. It’s about my duties.”

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    “When she’s done here, please, take her away.” ; sit dance

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    Type: workplace drama

    Genre: slice of life, office

    Year: 2015

    Synopsis:

    Yoshii Emiri manages to be hired at a top trading company. However, despite being on the career track she’s shunned to the General Affairs department (the stereotypical Japanese odd job/punishment department).

    Naturally, she’s unsatisfied but puts up with it. While she tries hard to get used to her work and overcome many trials she witnesses or experiences all kinds of harassment. Whenever things start to get overbearing she would give people a piece of her mind.

    Sometimes, it helps people to solve their problem. While some admire her courage she’s become a headache for the higher ups. They come up with more ideas to “improve” woman’s situation but the reverse is true.

    Critique:

    This is nearly like another version of Shomuni but more specific about harassment. You might be interested in “Onna wa Sore o Yurusanai” (Women Won’t Allow It) as well.

    Takei Emi as Yoshii Emiri is in her feisty, hotblooded, and brazen element. If you watch the show you know you are waiting for Emiri to snap.

    The show’s a collection of all kinds of harassment towards women but not necessary exclusively restricted to women. The Japanese have an abundance of examples and cases to show, each with its own Japanese nick name term. Some border on mobbing but mobbing is not explicitly punishable by law. There are enough to fill an encyclopedia. However, it’s not complete, the worse are left out. For example “Nikkin Kyoiku” is a front to handout abuses to make people quit by themselves. It’s very common in Japan’s management culture. Not like it’s all that different or even worse elsewhere, mind you. In Korea it’s physical violent. In certain region in Germany it’s common to steal someone’s lunch. Or if you are a foreigner in Germany or Switzerland life threatening attempts to your life is also quite common e.g. cutting your bike’s breaking wire or sending threatening letters. Yet, I consider workplace conditions in Germany to be the most proper of any country. Things were worse in Norway or Russia, long before the Breivik incident. In most cases, it’s a cultural thing where people don’t consider it bad or are oblivious.

    The show also stereotypically emphasizes the conflict between career and clerk track employees. The distinction refers to people who are meant for leadership (working until it’s done on time) and people working regular hours. For many cases the show discusses what makes something a harassment. For others it gets down to the root cause as well as the human reasons behind them. Despite being about a serious theme the show is enjoyable thanks to the cast.

    Verdict: 8.3

    Cast: 8

    Cast performance: 8

    Script/Directing: 9