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11 episodes

Perfect Woman - Season 1

First aired Oct 9, 2000Season 1

A woman seeking a wealthy husband to escape poverty meets a mathematician who she mistakenly believes can give her everything she wants.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Person I've Been Looking For

NR
Oct 9, 200046 min

Due to her impoverished childhood, flight attendant Sakurako is only interested in rich men. One day, she encounters a forlorn fishmonger named Osuke.

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Episode 2

When You Lose Love

NR
Oct 16, 200046 min

Still blissfully unaware of Osuke’s financial situation, Sakurako gets him to agree to go on another date. At a restaurant, they run into Higashijujo.

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Episode 3

The Night Alone

NR
Oct 23, 200046 min

Hoping to meet a man richer than Higashijujo, Sakurako attends another mixer. Later, Osuke stumbles upon Sakurako being accosted by a former admirer.

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Episode 4

The Love Hotel Incident

NR
Oct 30, 200046 min

Sakurako accidentally double-books two dates. Osuke goes to a mixer at a restaurant, but when he spots Sakurako, he starts drinking more than usual.

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Episode 5

Clothes and Love

NR
Nov 6, 200046 min

Osuke feels guilty that he can't remember what happened with Wakaba. At a class reunion, Sakurako learns her old crush is now CEO of a fashion brand.

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Episode 6

Love More than the Face

NR
Nov 13, 200046 min

Wakaba overhears that the fish shop is in debt. Later, Mariko maneuvers Osuke and Sakurako into having dinner together at the Sakuma house.

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Episode 7

The devious Will..

NR
Nov 20, 200046 min

As Osuke desperately tries to scrounge up money, his horse-owning customer Dan presents him with a chance to turn Uoharu's fortunes around.

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Episode 8

Lies Friendly

NR
Nov 27, 200046 min

After Osuke thanks Sakurako for convincing Higashijujo to change the new hospital's location, she asks him to take her to all his usual haunts.

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Episode 9

She Was Crying at Night

NR
Dec 4, 200046 min

At Higashijujo's insistence, Sakurako reluctantly asks her father to come to Tokyo. Osuke's former professor invites him to resume his math studies.

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Episode 10

Bride Escaped

NR
Dec 11, 200046 min

The Sakumas host an impromptu celebration with their friends for Sakurako and Higashijujo's impending nuptials. Later, the day of the wedding arrives.

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Episode 11

Someday Prince Like

NR
Dec 18, 200060 min

A depressed Sakurako soon reverts to her old ways; after an American university accepts his thesis, Osuke decides to move to the United States.