Summaries

A wealthy coldhearted business man falls in love with a poor kindhearted girl who lives in the very buildings his company want to knock down.

Hiroyuki Sanada is the cold-hearted businessman Harashima, whose only goal in life is to work hard and make money. His plans for the future are cut short when he discovers he'll be dead within six months. By strange twist of fate, he bumps into Nanako Matsushima who plays Kaori, a poor yet loving girl who lives and works in Harashima's world and he falls head-over-heels in love with her. With the help of Koji Tamaki (The lively and cheerful Konosuke), Harashima begins to realize what the values of friendship, loyalty and love- but will be able to reverse the fate of Kaori and Konosuke's doomed homes before his fate catches up with him?—Sophie Ball

Harashima, an upper class and work driven business man (Hiroyuki Sanada) falls in love with Kaori, a lower class and downtown sweetheart (Nanako Matsushima), and fights to save the doomed building in which she lives. Rumored to be cold hearted and cruel, his love for Kaori and his growing friendship with her brother-in-law Kononoke (Koji Tamaki) changes him into a kind and caring person.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • mistress
  • japanese drama
  • rich man poor woman relationship
  • rich to poor
  • inspired a novel
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jul 2, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin Japan
Official sites Fuji Television
Language Japanese
Production companies Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)

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Tech specs

Runtime 45m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
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