Tokyo Poverty Girl

Tokyo Poverty Girl

2023•26m•9.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(2)

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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Production

WOWOW

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 17, 2023

Last Aired

December 22, 2023

Networks

WOWOW Prime

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2023-11-17

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2023-11-24

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2023-12-01

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2023-12-08

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2023-12-15

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2023-12-22

Cast

Shuri

Shuri

Kariya Mako

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Sakita Yuji

Momoko Tanabe

Momoko Tanabe

Hirota Yuka

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Kawakami Noriko

Emma Miyazawa

Emma Miyazawa

Mitsui Keiko

Machiko Kochi

Machiko Kochi

Murakami Aoi

Seira Anzai

Seira Anzai

Ishioka Bautista Lisa

Yasushi Fuchikami

Yasushi Fuchikami

Mochizuki Ryotaro

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Miyashita Nahoko

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