Took a whole day to watch all episodes of a Japanese TV drama called “No Side Manager“(2019) which I couldn’t watch while I was staying in the UK.
Adapted from a novel by Jun Ikeido, the story follows the travails of a company man once touted as an elite executive candidate who falters when he voices opposition to his superiors over an acquisition, and is exiled to general affairs manager at a branch factory. Adding insult to injury, he is also ordered to serve as general manager of the plant’s failing rugby team, the Tokiwa Motors “Astros”, which once basked in glory but has since sunk to perennial cellar dweller. Hoping to resuscitate his own future along with that of a weak rugby team on the verge of disbandment, the embattled company man stakes pride and fortune on fulfilling two missions, putting all he’s got into work and sports in this inspirational human drama. https://www.tbscontents.com/en/program/nosidemanager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU93QRiJ_Ec
Then next, I’ll watch “Red Nose Teacher”(2009) in which Kimishima the GM and Takigawa the Executive Director appeared...
