TV series
Million Yen Women
Overview
Five beautiful but mysterious women move in with unsuccessful novelist Shin, who manages their odd household in exchange for a tidy monthly sum.
Details
- First air date
- 2017-04-07
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Drama
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Production
- TV Tokyo
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Yojiro Noda as Shin Michima
- Rena Matsui as Hitomi Tsukamoto
- Rila Fukushima as Minami Shirakawa
- Rena Takeda as Midori Suzumura
- Miwako Wagatsuma as Yuki Kobayashi
- Yuko Araki as Nanaka Seki
- Lily Franky as Tatsuyuki
- Moeka Hoshi as Hotaru
- Yuya Endo as Sunako
- Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Ryuichi Moriguchi
- Kaito Yoshimura as Takeshi Kanda
- Tomoya Nakamura as Yuzu
Creators and crew
- Michihito Fujii - Creator
- Seiya Horio - Producer
- Kimitaka Goka - Producer
- Hiroto Hara - Director
- Kenji Kuwajima - Director
- Michihito Fujii - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: The Mysterious Million Yen Women
A strange and sudden series of offers leads Shin to host five beautiful residents in his home. But he is not allowed to ask questions of them.
Episode 2: Values
Shin visits his father and one murder victim’s mother. A critical magazine column spoils his mood during dinner, leading to a lesson from Minami.
Episode 3: Exposure
Shin and his housemates attend an anniversary party, where he spots rival novelist Yuzu Hanaki and learns that Nanaka is more than she seems.
Episode 4: Choices
After seeing Shin leave Midori's room, Hitomi expresses her displeasure. Midori asks for help with a constant problem dating from her childhood.
Episode 5: Absolute
Midori faces the aftermath of her decision. The house learns about Yuki's mysterious background. Nanaka displays some brutal honesty at a talk.
Episode 6: Appeal
Shin releases his new novel and, not at all to his surprise, it does not sell well. But Hitomi plans to use some personal connections to change this.
Episode 7: Affection
After Shin receives his award, his unique living arrangement (and the truth about his father) is revealed to the public. Nanaka tempts him on a date.
Episode 8: Reason
With tragedy striking the Michima residence, the police interrogate those inside. Shin gains even more notoriety as his novel becomes a best-seller.
Episode 9: Ready
Despite a tragic turn of events, Shin is urged to write a new book. The girls invite him to dinner while Minami reveals her dark past.
Episode 10: Disbanded
Shin and the remaining girls are left homeless due to arson. He accepts a live TV interview with Hanaki to lure out the mastermind on his own terms.
Episode 11: Confrontation
Shin receives a visit from the architect of the heinous plot. As he struggles to write his next novel, those left behind contemplate their future.
Episode 12: Emotions
A concerned Hitomi tracks down a severely broken Shin, who is still unable to recover from the horrific events that sidelined his ability to write.
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