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Tokyo Poverty Girl

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: November 17, 2023
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 6
  • Networks: WOWOW Prime
  • Genres: Drama

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Tokyo Poverty Girl(2023)

TMDB Rating: 9.0 (2 votes)

Overview

After her divorce, Kariya Mako returned to work as a contract editor for an economics magazine. There, she is ordered to be in charge of a serialization based on the theme of women in poverty. She interviews people living in various difficult situations, and it gradually makes her realize that this is a widespread problem that she herself is not entirely impervious to, as she is also someone dealing with employment instability while struggling to raise her children.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

6 episodes • 2023

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Nov 17, 20230.0
2Episode 2Nov 24, 20230.0
3Episode 3Dec 1, 20230.0
4Episode 4Dec 8, 20230.0
5Episode 5Dec 15, 20230.0
6Episode 6Dec 22, 20230.0

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