TV series
The Life of Despised Matsuko
2006, Japanese, on TBS.
Matsuko, in her 20s, is fired as a teacher and degenerates from an elite to a “Soap Lady.” Through her history of affairs with men, she kills her pimp and ends up in prison. Despite her rough lifex struck by terrible misfortunes, she does not stop loving some one and keeps her dreams until the very end. This drama depicts Matsuko’s stormy life as she deals with it head-on.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Episode length
- 47 min
- Status
- Ended in 2006
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Latest episode
S1 E11: Episode 11
Aired 21 December 2006
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Rina UchiyamaKawajiri Matsuko · 11 ep
- Eiko KoikeSawamura Megumi · 11 ep
- Emi SuzukiKawajiri Asuka · 11 ep
- Yu KoyanagiWatanabe Sho · 11 ep
- Kenji HagaDetective Shiomi Akira · 11 ep
- Manabu HamadaDetective Goto Kouhei · 11 ep
- NasubiOokura Shuji · 11 ep
- Tomoya WarabinoShimazaki Satoshi · 11 ep
- Sansei ShiomiKawajiri Kozo · 11 ep
- Toshie NegishiKawajiri Chiyo · 11 ep
Details
- First aired
- 12 October 2006
- Last aired
- 21 December 2006
- Network
- TBS
- Original title
- 嫌われ松子の一生
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What The Life of Despised Matsuko is based on
The Life of Despised Matsuko is adapted from a novel.
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The Life of Despised Matsuko has 1 season and 11 episodes, about 47 minutes each.
Is The Life of Despised Matsuko finished?
Yes. The Life of Despised Matsuko ended in 2006, so you can watch the whole story.
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What is The Life of Despised Matsuko based on?
The Life of Despised Matsuko is adapted from a novel.