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The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

Drama
2017, Show
Sato Tomoko leads an ordinary life with her husband and young child. One day, she defies the rules at the company where she works part-time to supplement the household income, and is fired. Tomoko is in her 40s, a high school dropout and has no qualifications. How is she to get a job? She happens to find out about the huge pay and high winning rate of members of the city, townand village councils through a TV programme. Equating huge pay with family happiness, the foolhardy Tomoko quickly decides to run for the city council. Her rival in the election race is Todo Makoto, who comes from a long line of politicians. Hirata Kazumi, a former star political journalist at a newspaper and a friend whose child attends the same nursery school, is inspired by Tomoko’s energy and ability to unify people, and becomes her supporter.
Country: Japan
Cast:
Kimiko Yo,
Arata Furuta,
Kei Tanaka,
Atsuko Maeda
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Kimiko Yo
As Akiko Kawarada
Arata Furuta
As Kazuhisa Inusaki
Kei Tanaka
As Kohei Sato
Atsuko Maeda
As Mia Koide
Issey Takahashi
As Makoto Todo
Yuriko Ishida
As Kazumi Hirata
Yudai Chiba
As Ryo Okamoto
Ryoko Shinohara
As Tomoko Sato

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In this gripping drama series, an ordinary woman named Sato Tomoko takes on an extraordinary challenge when she decides to run for city council after being fired from her part-time job. With no qualifications and a family to support, Tomoko sees the high pay and winning rate of council members as her ticket to a better life. But she's not alone in the race - her rival, Todo Makoto, comes from a long line of politicians and has a strong advantage. As Tomoko campaigns with the help of her friend and former journalist Hirata Kazumi, she must confront her own limitations and learn to rally support from unexpected places. Can this unlikely candidate overcome the odds and achieve her dream of a better life for her family?

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