There's No Easy Job in This World

• Drama: There's No Easy Job in This World (English & literal title)
• Romaji: Kono Yo ni Tayasui Shigoto wa Nai
• Japanese: この世にたやすい仕事はない
• Director: Ayato Matsuda
• Writer: Kikuko Tsumura (novel), Hideo Tsuchida, Brazily Ann Yamada
• Network: NHK
• Episodes: 8
• Release Date: April 6 - May 25, 2017
• Runtime: Thursdays 23:00-23:29
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Kasumi (Erina Mano) gets a job as a teacher at an elementary school. This fulfills a lifelong dream for her, but Kasumi is too passionate with her job. She overworks herself and gets burned out from her job. Kasumi quits her teaching job. She is still only 28 years old. Kasumi needs to find work and begins to take short-term jobs. She meets mysterious employee Masakado (Atsuko Asano) of Hello Work.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Kono Yo ni Tayasui Shigoto wa Nai" by Kikuko Tsumura (published October 16, 2015 by Nikkei Publishing Inc.).