Perfect Woman

Season 1

2000 · 11 episodes · 8h 40m in all

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

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Person I've Been Looking For

   9 Oct 2000 · 46 min

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

2. 

   2. When You Lose Love

   16 Oct 2000 · 46 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.

3. 

   3. The Night Alone

   23 Oct 2000 · 46 min

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

4. 

   4. The Love Hotel Incident

   30 Oct 2000 · 46 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.

5. 

   5. Clothes and Love

   6 Nov 2000 · 46 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.

6. 

   6. Love More than the Face

   13 Nov 2000 · 46 min

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

7. 

   7. The devious Will..

   20 Nov 2000 · 46 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.

8. 

   8. Lies Friendly

   27 Nov 2000 · 46 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.

9. 

   9. She Was Crying at Night

   4 Dec 2000 · 46 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.

10. 

    10. Bride Escaped

    11 Dec 2000 · 46 min

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

11. 

    11. Someday Prince Like

    18 Dec 2000 · 60 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.