The Pride of the Temp (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, The Pride of the Temp is a drama and comedy series.

What it’s about. Oomae Haruko is an A+ Temp worker who never cracks a smile or minces words, and leaves work on the dot. But her cynical nature indicates she has something painful to hide. Satonaka Kensuke has just been promoted to head S&F's new Marketing Division. Saddled with a rag-tag group of subordinates, he is struggling to lift his division off the ground. When Oomae is placed in Kensuke's department, she finds herself doing more work than she's ever done before. This is a timely drama that examines the different attitudes toward temp workers and regular employees, and the ways to overcome frictions in interpersonal relationships. This follows an October report on labor conditions by the Labor Ministry, which showed that, after regulations were relaxed, the proportion of regular employees to Temps had doubled compared to that of eight years ago.

Who’s in it. The Pride of the Temp stars Ryoko Shinohara as Haruko Ōmae, Kotaro Koizumi as Kensuke Satonaka, Ryo Katsuji as Tsutomu Asano and Yo Oizumi as Takeshi Shōji, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, The Pride of the Temp has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Pride of the Temp page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Pride of the Temp tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.