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Naguru Onna
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Naguru Onna

1998-10-13 · 60 min / episode · Not rated

Drama · Comedy

Fired by the company she works at, and desperate for a new job, accountant Yoshimura Kaoru finds herself taking a job at Paradise Gym - a boxing gym. Through a series of events she ends up becoming the trainer of an old boxer Sawada Ryohei, trying to make something of himself after quitting his well paying job. Although she hates the sport, she finds herself attached to this rude, obnoxious man and they journey forth together to find where it is they both belong.

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Creators
Takashi Ishihara
Production companies
Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Emi WakuiEmi WakuiYoshimura Kaori
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru FukikoshiRyouhei Sawada
Ken IshiguroKen IshiguroKeisuke Hayasaka
Mikihisa AzumaMikihisa Azuma
Masako UmemiyaMasako UmemiyaRumiko Shiraishi
Takako AmadaKyouko Horii
Takehiko OnoTakehiko OnoHajime Amano
Yuki AmamiYuki AmamiYouko Tachibana
Kouki HayashiHitoshi Tamaki
Daisuke​ NishimuraTomomi Asou

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