A $15 dish purchase triggers a rom-com about capitalism, daddy issues, and whether love costs extra.
7.057 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestReiko Kuki is single, works in the accounting dept. for toy manufacturer. She lives her life frugally and hardly buys stuff that is not a necessity. A year ago, she found small dishes at a secondhand store and liked them immediately. And Finally, she makes the decision to purchase it for $15. She enters the store, but sees a man and woman buying small dishes at random. The man is Keita Saruwatari. His father runs the toy company where Reiko works. Reiko happens to be the person to advise Keita about money...
Acting
Mayu Matsuoka's micro-expressions are everything.
Writing
Turns spreadsheets into flirtation somehow.
Costume
Reiko's wardrobe is aggressively practical and perfect.
Mayu Matsuoka
Reiko Kuki
Haruma Miura
Keita Saruwatari
Shohei Miura
Ken Saotomeh
Takumi Kitamura
Jun Itagaki
Seira Hitomi
Maria Seitoku
Masao Kusakari
Tomihiko Saruwatari
Midoriko Kimura
Nanako Saruwatari
Kaho Minami
Sachi Kuki
Karen Otomo
Ruri Ushijima
Yuuki Yagi
Hikari Samejima
Riho Nakamura
Mizuki Ayukawa
First Summer Uika
Meiko Kamoshida
Narushi Ikeda
Yoshiaki Shirato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haruma Miura tragically passed away months after this aired, making his charming performance quietly devastating in retrospect. The show became an unexpected memorial to his warmth.
The series gently satirizes Japan's 'savers vs. spenders' tension post-Abenomics, where frugality became both virtue and social anxiety. Reiko's character resonated with young women rejecting konbini gourmet influencer culture.
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