Struggling Man

Synopsis

Haruo Izawa is 45 years old and the floor chief of the local grocery store “Umeya”. He is highly trusted by Store Manager Ueda and the part-time ladies and the Ohara branch is the only place where he has been working for 25 years. Although he says that he doesn’t fit to be a store manager, he is still concerned about HR and career advancement. That’s why Ueda’s praise "command center" is his only treasure. Besides, he is also a husband of his wife Ritsuko, and a father of two daughters and a son, Koume, Kanako, and Ryota at home. Humor and pathos are said to be only a fine line, but Haruo’s fruitless actions of paying attention to the human relationships and atmosphere and overthinking never stop.. Where is this middle-aged man’s turmoil going??

Main Cast

Ken Yasuda

Haruo Izawa

Age : 50 | Popularity : 10%

Eiko Koike

Ritsuko Izawa

Age : 43 | Popularity : 6%

Harutomo Koyama

Ryota Izawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yui Okada

Koume Izawa

Age : 24 | Popularity : 3%

Shuhei Nogae

Umegaki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Daichi Kaneko

Kaneko

Age : 27 | Popularity : 13%

First Summer Uika

Takai

Age : 33 | Popularity : 0%

Hikaru Ijūin

[store manager]

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Toshio Lee
Writing	Writer	Fumi Tsubota
Department	Role	Name

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