Age Harassment (2015) Jdrama review

There is no official title in Portuguese. However, the title of the film refers exactly to the problem presented in the drama series — Harassment by age. Per definition, presented in the series, age harassment occurs when someone spends the day away from the new employees. These employees have just left college and started their first job.

Plot synopsis (by VIKI ) Emiri Yoshii (Ami Takei) is a young, beautiful girl that has dreams of earning an MBA in America. Her family is struck with poverty after a failed business. She gives up her dreams for a position at a trading company. With new dreams of being a company executive, she is eager to work towards success in her new role. However, she often finds herself in unfortunate situations. Her female co-workers are intimidated by her youth and good looks, and don’t understand her desire to keep to herself. On the other hand, the male employees invite her to meetings after hours. They ask her to execute meaningless tasks just to have her around due to her beauty. She feels outcasted by women. Men do not take her seriously. She becomes fed up. She is on a mission to take action!

When an employee, who is a victim of age harassment, decides to resign, the company’s CEO makes an assumption. He assumes that the young woman left to get married. This assumption is made even though she doesn’t have a boyfriend or fiancé.

One of the paternity and maternity harassments, in one of the episodes one of the employees will be a parent for 3 times and ask permission to work remotely (which might be allowed these days due to the pandemic).

It is explained that in a Japanese company, they are not expected to return to the company if the paternity leave lasts for one year, and maternity leave lasts for 3 months. this wide difference between licenses clearly demonstrates a gender inequality. Being one of the most unfortunate comments in episode 7, “Japanese women were born to be unhappy”.

Personally, gives me a first time perspective of a world that still struggles between new laws and traditional work practices. And I , as always , Love the good work and performance of Emi Takei (武井咲) — The main actress from this TV show and Rurouni Kenshin, as Kaoru.

Emi Takei (武井 咲, Takei Emi)

Emi Takei (武井 咲, Takei Emi) was born on December 25, 1993, in Nagoya. She entered the modeling industry with her debut in the November 2006 issue of Seventeen. By February 2007, she had quickly become an exclusive model for the magazine. In November 2010, at the young age of 19, she received the “Best Dresser Award” from The Men’s Fashion Unity. She was the youngest recipient of this honor. Additionally, she won the “Best Smile of the Year” award in November. In December, she made history by becoming the first Japanese person to be contracted by the Italian luxury brand Gucci.

She broke into the modeling industry with her debut in the November 2006 issue of Seventeen. She quickly became a magazine exclusive in February 2007. In November 2010, at only 19 years old, she became the youngest recipient of the “Best Dresser Award” from The Men’s Fashion Unity. She won the “Best Smile of the Year” award in November and, in December, became the first Japanese person to be contracted by Italian luxury goods brand Gucci.

⭐ Emoji Ranking – Age Harassment (2015)

• 💕 Romance: 💕 (1/5) – Romance is minimal; the focus is on workplace dynamics.
• 👻 Creepy factor: 👻👻👻 (3/5) – Office politics, harassment, and power imbalance create tension.
• 🔥 Action: 🔥🔥 (2/5) – No physical action, but heated confrontations and corporate drama drive intensity.
• 😭 Drama (Emotional impact): 😭😭😭😭 (4/5) – Tackles emotional topics like sexism, discrimination, and workplace bullying.
• 🌸 Popularity: 🌸🌸🌸 (3/5) – Not as mainstream as romcoms, but respected for addressing real social issues in Japan.

Music from the drama – Age Harassment :