Perfect Woman (2000)

7.0 (4 votes)

1 Season

October 9, 2000

Japanese

Comedy Drama

Synopsis

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

Network

Fuji TV

Episodes

The Person I've Been Looking For

Oct 9, 2000

46 min

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

When You Lose Love

Oct 16, 2000

46 min

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.

The Night Alone

Oct 23, 2000

46 min

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

The Love Hotel Incident

Oct 30, 2000

46 min

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.

Clothes and Love

Nov 6, 2000

46 min

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.

Love More than the Face

Nov 13, 2000

46 min

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

The devious Will..

Nov 20, 2000

46 min

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

Lies Friendly

Nov 27, 2000

46 min

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.

She Was Crying at Night

Dec 4, 2000

46 min

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

E10

Bride Escaped

Dec 11, 2000

46 min

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