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NHK’s ‘Company Employee’ opens with a tense office-suspense story
NHK’s new drama “Company Employee” began with an office-suspense story about pressure and conscience at work.
It is the second production from NHK’s Writers’ Development Room, a team project launched in 2022 to develop original drama scripts.
The story follows 50-year-old executive hopeful Eriko Miyaki, played by Yoshida, at a major company.
A subordinate tells her he can no longer tolerate the behavior of a senior colleague, and Eriko reports the complaint to a managing director before choosing what she believes is the best response.
An unexpected threat then targets Eriko, turning her decision into a source of further tension.
Viewers described the episode as unsettling and stressful, and noted its stark contrast with “Danchi no Futari,” the drama shown the week before.
The first episode raises questions about what it means to work within an organization and where a person’s conscience lies.
NHK’s drama “Company Employee” opened with a tense office-suspense story about workplace conduct, conscience and power.
The first episode follows 50-year-old Eiriko Miyaki, who is close to becoming a director at a major company.
After a subordinate reports that he cannot tolerate a senior colleague’s behavior, Eiriko reports the matter to an executive and acts as she believes best.
A threat then confronts Eiriko, leaving the story on an unsettling turn.
Viewers on social media described the drama as tense and said it was a sharp contrast with the previous week’s “Two People in a Danchi.”
- Who
- The drama follows Eiriko Miyaki, played by Yoshida, and her colleagues at a major company.
- What
- NHK’s “Company Employee” opened as an office suspense drama about workplace conduct and conscience.
- When
- The article was published on October 13, 2026; the episode’s broadcast date is not stated.
- Where
- In a major company; the article does not state the company’s location.
- Why
- The drama asks what it means to work within an organization and where conscience lies.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
NHK launched its Writers' Development Room project to develop drama scripts.
The project’s first drama, “3000 Million,” starring Yumi Adachi, aired.
Two People in a Danchi” aired, according to comments cited in the article.
Company Employee” introduced Eiriko’s response to a subordinate’s complaint and the threat that followed.
- Project
- NHK’s Writers' Development Room, launched in 2022
- Project’s first drama
- 3000 Million,” aired in 2024
- Company Employee” writing team
- Nine members
- Episode protagonist
- Eiriko Miyaki, a 50-year-old employee close to promotion to director
- Subordinate
- Kazuki Terada, played by Seishiro Kato
- Senior colleague
- Hikaru Yamagishi, played by Hisato Kokubo
What people are saying
It’s so tense…
It’s realistic.
My stomach is in knots.
The contrast from “Two People in a Danchi” is enormous.
Sources
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