Meoto Zenzai: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chyoko is the daughter of Tanekichi and Otatsu , who are poor. Her parents run a fried dishes shop, but are harassed by moneylenders everyday. Chyoko is bright, but hates being poor. One day, Chyoko begins to work as a geisha even though her parents disapprove. Due to her charming personality she becomes a popular geisha. Choyoko also meets Ryukichi, who works at a cosmetics wholesale store.

Ryukichi has lived his life on the wild side and, because of this, his father Hannbei has cut him off from their family. While Ryukichi waits for his father to welcome him back, Ryukichi seduces Chyoko and takes her to a hot-spring inn. The Great Kanto earthquake then strikes and they return to Osaka. Ryukichi and Chyoko rent a small studio apartment. Will their happiness last?

Series details

• Title: Meoto Zenzai
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2013-08-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61849
• IMDb ID: tt2825118
• TVDB ID: 273356

Cast and credited roles

• Mirai Moriyama — Ryukichi
• Machiko Ono — Chyoko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-08-24; final listed air date 2013-09-14; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Meoto Zenzai 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.