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Tokyo Poverty Girl

Tokyo Poverty Girl

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

06 June 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Shuri

Shuri

Kariya Mako

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Sakita Yuji

Momoko Tanabe

Momoko Tanabe

Hirota Yuka

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Kawakami Noriko

Miyazawa Emma

Miyazawa Emma

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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