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Release Year2005
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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TypeWeb Series
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Cast5 credited
Also Known AsI Want to be Happy!
About I Want to be Happy!
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.
Directed by —, I Want to be Happy! leans on a strong ensemble — Kyoko Fukada, Yuki Matsushita, Shugo Oshinari — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2005.
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