First Class: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yoshinari Chinami, who has been selling buttons and fabric at a clothing material store in an old neighbourhood of Tokyo, unexpectedly finds herself working at the editorial division of a fashion magazine and is thrilled. The fashion industry is a dazzling world which she has never seen before. But what opens up to her is a terrifying den of demons where females prey on each other day after day … … From the low-level person who has to do odd jobs for a lifetime to the uppermost level which manipulates magazines and advertisements at will, it is an industry of dramatic disparities. It is also a ridiculous female world where women assign ratings and rankings change everyday. The only way to survive in this harsh place is to be "first class". Chinami's only friend is the assistant photographer Nishihara Itsuki. Will she be able to to find happiness in this fashion hell?

Series details

• Title: First Class
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2014-04-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 35 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17301
• TVDB ID: 279340

Cast and credited roles

• Erika Sawajiri — Yoshinari Chinami
• Yuichi Nakamaru — Nishihara Itsuki
• Sasaki Nozomi — Miina

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-04-19; final listed air date 2014-06-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-10-15; final listed air date 2014-12-24; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from First Class on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.