I watched this because I was interested to see how much would change in a first sequel made 13 years after its original. The answer? Not much. Which may well be an accurate reflection of the Japanese employment environment it depicts, but does not make for riveting viewing.

There was nothing WRONG with the Drama, and it had a few interesting flashes of insight, but overall it was "same old same old", and rather forgettable because of it. I can’t think of any compelling reason for anyone to watch this unless you’re following one of the leads and want to watch their complete body of work