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The Life of Despised Matsuko

20061 seasonTV SeriesDramaMystery

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…

DirectorsMasahiro Sakai·Hori Hideki
WriterKatsuo Naruse
ProducerSeiichiro Kijima

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Episode 1
Oct 12, 2006
E2
Episode 2
Oct 19, 2006
E3
Episode 3
Oct 26, 2006
E4
Episode 4
Nov 2, 2006
E5
Episode 5
Nov 9, 2006
E6
Episode 6
Nov 16, 2006
E7
Episode 7
Nov 23, 2006
E8
Episode 8
Nov 30, 2006
E9
Episode 9
Dec 7, 2006
E10
Episode 10
Dec 14, 2006
E11
Episode 11
Dec 21, 2006

Cast · Directed by Masahiro Sakai

RURina Uchiyama
Rina Uchiyama
Kawajiri Matsuko
EKEiko Koike
Eiko Koike
Sawamura Megumi
ESEmi Suzuki
Emi Suzuki
Kawajiri Asuka
YKYu Koyanagi
Yu Koyanagi
Watanabe Sho
KHKenji Haga
Kenji Haga
Detective Shiomi Akira
MHManabu Hamada
Manabu Hamada
Detective Goto Kouhei
NNasubi
Nasubi
Ookura Shuji
TWTomoya Warabino
Tomoya Warabino
Shimazaki Satoshi
SSSansei Shiomi
Sansei Shiomi
Kawajiri Kozo
TNToshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
Kawajiri Chiyo

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The Life of Despised Matsuko has 1 season in total (11 episodes). The series concluded in 2006.

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