Perfect Woman

7.0
20001h

Jinno Sakurako (Matsushima Nanako) grew up in a very poor family and is thus determined to marry a rich man so that she will never have to go through poverty ever again, and is named the "gokon queen" in her quest to find her man. Nakahara Osuke (Tsutsumi Shinichi) is a brilliant academic (Fields prize winner - Nobel Prize equivalent in Mathematics) who gave up his studies to take over his deceased father's fish-shop. They meet through a doctor's "gokon" (group date) and she falls in love with him under the mistaken assumption that he is a very rich man

Production

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Seasons

11 Episodes • Premiered 2000

A woman seeking a wealthy husband to escape poverty meets a mathematician who she mistakenly believes can give her everything she wants.

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1. The Person I've Been Looking For

Due to her impoverished childhood, flight attendant Sakurako is only interested in rich men. One day, she encounters a forlorn fishmonger named Osuke.

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2. When You Lose Love

Still blissfully unaware of Osuke’s financial situation, Sakurako gets him to agree to go on another date. At a restaurant, they run into Higashijujo.

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3. The Night Alone

Hoping to meet a man richer than Higashijujo, Sakurako attends another mixer. Later, Osuke stumbles upon Sakurako being accosted by a former admirer.

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4. The Love Hotel Incident

Sakurako accidentally double-books two dates. Osuke goes to a mixer at a restaurant, but when he spots Sakurako, he starts drinking more than usual.

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5. Clothes and Love

Osuke feels guilty that he can't remember what happened with Wakaba. At a class reunion, Sakurako learns her old crush is now CEO of a fashion brand.

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6. Love More than the Face

Wakaba overhears that the fish shop is in debt. Later, Mariko maneuvers Osuke and Sakurako into having dinner together at the Sakuma house.

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7. The devious Will..

As Osuke desperately tries to scrounge up money, his horse-owning customer Dan presents him with a chance to turn Uoharu's fortunes around.

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8. Lies Friendly

After Osuke thanks Sakurako for convincing Higashijujo to change the new hospital's location, she asks him to take her to all his usual haunts.

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9. She Was Crying at Night

At Higashijujo's insistence, Sakurako reluctantly asks her father to come to Tokyo. Osuke's former professor invites him to resume his math studies.

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10. Bride Escaped

The Sakumas host an impromptu celebration with their friends for Sakurako and Higashijujo's impending nuptials. Later, the day of the wedding arrives.

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11. Someday Prince Like

A depressed Sakurako soon reverts to her old ways; after an American university accepts his thesis, Osuke decides to move to the United States.

Cast

Photo of Nanako Matsushima

Nanako Matsushima

Jinno Sakurako

Photo of Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Nakahara Osuke

Photo of Akiko Yada

Akiko Yada

Shiota Wakaba

Photo of Toshio Kakei

Toshio Kakei

Kasuya Shinichirou

Photo of Risa Sudou

Risa Sudou

Okuyama Nami

Photo of Mikihisa Azuma

Mikihisa Azuma

Higashijujo Tsukasa

Photo of Yōko Moriguchi

Yōko Moriguchi

Sakuma Mariko

Photo of Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Tamehisa Sakuma

Photo of Kazuyuki Aijima

Kazuyuki Aijima

Minoru Iwamura

Photo of Manabu Oshio

Manabu Oshio

Hanabusa Reiji

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