Hanako-san Lives in a Locker

Hanako-san Lives in a Locker

2002 · 2 seasons · 44 eps · Comedy, Drama

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Ruuko has just been assigned to an elite position within the first-class trading company she works for, but quickly tires of the monotonous work her boss gives her. Then, she suddenly encounters Hanako-san, who becomes the guardian of the female employees and is called "The Super Helpful Ghost." Hanako-san is a ghost who lives inside a locker, and can only be seen by the OLs she haunts. This is a comedic drama about a strange ghost who helps out the women when they're having trouble at work!

Directed by Yoshio Watanabe · Written by Masashi Todayama

Network: NHK

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Cast

Rie Tomosaka Kitaura Hanako
Kazue Fukiishi Komine Ruko
Sachiko Kokubu Ozono Ayako
Aya Hirayama Mikuriya Misora
Miho Konishi Anno Mirai
Tagame Tamura Mitsuino Yuri
Masanobu Katsumura Ozono Takafumi
Yutaka Matsushige Shiina Shunsuke
Kami Hiraiwa Kohata Kyoko

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