Jyouou (2005)

Original title

嬢王

Directed by

Ota Tetsuo

Cast

Kitagawa Hiromi, Kaneko Noboru, Ogawa Nana, Aoi Sora, Yoshizawa Akiho, Iizawa Momo, Kobayashi Kana, Komyo

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

3 seasons, 36 episodes

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman enters a high-stakes contest where hostesses compete for a huge cash prize. She must navigate the cutthroat world of nightlife to win.

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What happens

Jōō (嬢王; lit. "Queen") is a Japanese manga series written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 2004 to 2008, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. A sequel, Jōō Virgin, was serialized in the same magazine from 2009 to 2010. It tells the story of a young girl's challenge at the "Jōō Grand Prix" contest, in which the best kyabakura hostess is promised to win JP¥100,000,000. A television drama adaptation of the same name was broadcast for three seasons on TV Tokyo from 2005 to 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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