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おんなは全力疾走! (1997)

おんなは全力疾走! poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A woman named Katsumi is left by her husband with only a note and divorce papers, and she must find work. She gets a job at a security company but ends up working as a guard at a construction site. With encouragement from her friends, she tries to build a new life.

earnestgentlewarmquietly determinedeverydaysupportivehopefulmildly stressful

What happens

『おんなは全力疾走!』(おんなはぜんりょくしっそう)はNHKの「ドラマ新銀河」で1997年5月5日から6月5日まで放送されたテレビドラマ。放送時間は月曜日から木曜日の19:40-19:58。全5週、20回。 一美に息子を託すという手紙と離婚届を残して、夫・恵介が姿を消した。仕事探しの結果、やっと警備会社の事務員に職を得た一美だったが、なぜか工事現場のガードウーマンをする羽目になる。真木子や藍子ら友人の励ましを受け、一美はなんとか新しい生活を始める。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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