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This is Not a Business Expense! (2019)
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Original name: これは経費で落ちません！
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Sanako Moriwaka (Mikako Tabe) is single and works in the accounting department of a soap company. For her job, she checks receipts and bills. Each slip that she reviews, mentions only the dollar amount and a brief reason for the expense. When Sanako Moriwaka reviews the slips, she can often discern suspicious facts surrounding the expense or even troubles in the lives of the employee.
Style:
psychological, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, realistic, lighthearted, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, accountant, coworker, accounting, co worker co worker relationship, money, puzzle, office, corporation, office worker, social problems, financial problem, money problems, workplace, workplace situations, office work, daily life, investigation, personal growth, urban, bureaucracy, office politics, slice of life, empathy, mature ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
japan
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