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Gooko's Life
Drama HD
Episodes
10 episodes
Duration
#1 approx. 75 min., #2-#10 approx. 60 min.
Track
Japanese
Cast
Mao Inoue, Yukiya Kitamura, Sawa Suzuki, Haruka Kinami, Minami, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Hajime Okayama, Hideyuki Kasahara, Sansei Shiomi, Ryo Iwamatsu, Mayumi Wakamura

Set in modern day Tokyo, this is Gooko, a twenty-something female's coming-of-age story of her struggles to understand the meaning of work, of true justice, and of rich and poor.

Miki--or the nicknamed "GOOKO" (Mao Inoue) -- is "klutzy" in one word. Freshly out of college, the lackadaisical Gooko's only dream is to seek economic stability, but she is unwillingly appointed to a highly demanding job as a special collector of government taxes: a profession which is not liked by the average citizen, including her own father. To make things worse, Gooko must constantly dodge criticism and tolerate unbelievable requests (otherwise known as "harassment") from her heartless superior known for his ways of collecting taxes from tax delinquents by fair means or foul.

With a touch of humor and a hint of tears, Gooko's revealing eager-beaver-ness will win the appraisal of a wide audience through a captivating story that digs deep at the heart of a mega-metropolis where people are more distant, where family ties have dissipated, and where an economical hierarchy has seemingly placed a price tag on human lives. Discover Gooko's journey and the people who help her find the answers to questions we all carry in our own lives.