I Want to be Happy!
Series Overview
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.
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1 Season • 10 Episodes
60 min per episode
2005 – 2005
Premiered: Thu, Jul 14, 2005
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 10: “Ready, and...ACTION!”
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hori Hideki
Seiichiro Kijima
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Hori Hideki
Director
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What is I Want to be Happy! about?
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.
How many seasons does I Want to be Happy! have?
I Want to be Happy! comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in I Want to be Happy!?
Key cast members in I Want to be Happy! include Kyoko Fukada, Yuki Matsushita, Shugo Oshinari, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kazue Itō.
Who created or directed I Want to be Happy!?
I Want to be Happy! was developed and directed by Hori Hideki.