The title of dorama 死役所 Shiyakusho is a play on the word 市役所 shiyakusho which means the local city council where people go to get their residence card or register . They've replaced the kanji for city with the kanji for death because this show is about the council that sorts people people out after they die.
Matsuoka Masahiro aka the Tokio guy who was in Manhattan Love Story works in the office, is ever polite with a creepy smile and his trademark line is all customers are buddha.
The three stories so far have been ok. All the action is set in the office with some flashbacks. I find the premise interesting not just because its unusual but also because it limits the type of stories that can be told because it is all set in an office.
The revelation at the end of episode 1 also sets up the main mysteries of the show about who the employees at the shiyakusho are and I want to see what happens in the end. Intriguing and watchable.
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