Rich Man, Poor Woman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hyuga Toru is an affluent man whose personality is on the contrary, speckled with flaws. A CEO of an IT firm who is published on Forbes as a billionaire, Toru attained his fortune through chance and pure luck. A woman who meets Toru and eventually becomes attracted to him is Sawaki Chihiro. She is a hardworking college student at Tokyo University who has prepared for her future as much as she possibly could through studies and obtaining licenses. Despite her efforts, she has yet to land a job. Upon meeting Toru, she begins to unravel a genuine pureness inside him and solitude resulting from such pureness, which eventually draws her closer to him. The two repeatedly conflict each other, but little by little learn about one another to grow and develop together.

Series details

• Title: Rich Man, Poor Woman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2012-07-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-09-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 16479
• IMDb ID: tt2404115
• TVDB ID: 260778

Cast and credited roles

• Shun Oguri — Hyuga Toru
• Satomi Ishihara — Sawaki Chihiro / Natsui Makoto
• Saki Aibu — Asahina Yoko
• Arata Iura — Asahina Kosuke

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-07-09; final listed air date 2012-09-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rich Man, Poor Woman 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.