I Want to be Happy!

20051h

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.

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2005

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 1: No More Money?! Start of My TV Career

1. No More Money?! Start of My TV Career

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 2: Employment in the Sex Industry

2. Employment in the Sex Industry

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 3: Life And Death On-location

3. Life And Death On-location

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 4: I'll Give You A Hit!

4. I'll Give You A Hit!

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 5: Don't Fire Me!

5. Don't Fire Me!

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 6: All-Show-and-No-Substance Men

6. All-Show-and-No-Substance Men

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 7: The Big Stakeout

7. The Big Stakeout

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 8: Farewell, Mother

8. Farewell, Mother

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 9: A New Job!?

9. A New Job!?

Still image for I Want to be Happy! season 1 episode 10: Ready, and...ACTION!

10. Ready, and...ACTION!

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