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I Want to be Happy! (2005)

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.

First Air Date
July 14, 2005
Seasons
1
Episodes
10

Cast: Kyoko Fukada, Yuki Matsushita, Shugo Oshinari, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kazue Itō

Network: TBS

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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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StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
First Aired7/14/2005
Last Aired9/15/2005
Seasons1
Episodes10
LanguageJapanese
CountryJapan
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Directed by

1

Seasons

10

Episodes

60m

Per Episode

2005

First Aired

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Cast

KF

Kyoko Fukada

as Hikari Asada

YM

Yuki Matsushita

as Masako Nagai

SO

Shugo Oshinari

TI

Tsuyoshi Ihara

KI

Kazue Itō

Seasons

1 seasons
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Season 1

2005

10 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is I Want to be Happy! about?

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 p…

How many seasons does I Want to be Happy! have?

1

How many episodes does I Want to be Happy! have?

10

Is I Want to be Happy! still running?

No, it ended in 2005.

When did I Want to be Happy! first air?

July 14, 2005

Who stars in I Want to be Happy!?

Kyoko Fukada, Yuki Matsushita, Shugo Oshinari

What genre is I Want to be Happy!?

Drama