I Want to be Happy!
I Want to be Happy!
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I Want to be Happy!

2005
1 season
10 episodes
Drama

Hikari has to take care of her sick mother and two younger brothers. They are informed that their missing father has died, and later find out he left them a huge 10 million yen debt. They are a very poor family. They have no money or food. To pay off the debt, Hikari lands a cleaning job at the UBS TV company. On the other side, there's Masako Nagai, a struggling UBS TV drama producer. The men she works with are somewhat sexist. Through an incident within UBS, Masako discovers Hikari's talents as a creative person with a great imagination for drama writing. With no allies within UBS, she decides to hire Hikari, training her to be an assistant producer. Hikari's happiness is keeping her family fed and paying off her father's debt. Masako's happiness is to gain respect within UBS by excelling as a drama producer.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.No More Money?! Start of My TV Career

    14-07-200560m
  • Ep 2

    2.Employment in the Sex Industry

    21-07-200560m
  • Ep 3

    3.Life And Death On-location

    28-07-200560m
  • Ep 4

    4.I'll Give You A Hit!

    04-08-200560m
  • Ep 5

    5.Don't Fire Me!

    11-08-200560m
  • Ep 6

    6.All-Show-and-No-Substance Men

    18-08-200560m
  • Ep 7

    7.The Big Stakeout

    25-08-200560m
  • Ep 8

    8.Farewell, Mother

    01-09-200560m
  • Ep 9

    9.A New Job!?

    08-09-200560m
  • Ep 10

    10.Ready, and...ACTION!

    15-09-200560m

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