Love is Still Necessary

Synopsis

Rage, a pimp who only loves money and himself, is sent to jail for 6 months. While he is in the jail, Rage’s partner, Reiji, dies in a traffic accident. Released from prison, Rage finds himself having lost everything but a debt of 6 million dollars. One day, Rage is visited by a lawyer that mistakes him for Reiji. According to the lawyer, Reiji’s father died and left him a large inheritance. Reiji’s only other living relative is his blind sister. Rage smells money and hatches a plan to pretend to be Reiji and steal his money.

First Air Date: 2002-07-12

Last Air Date: 2002-09-13

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Networks: TBS

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Top Cast

Hirosue Ryoko as Takazono Ako
Atsuro Watabe as Shiratori Reiji
Tatsuya Fujiwara as Akutagawa Naru
Kazuma Suzuki as Igarashi Akira
Ryoko Sakaguchi as Nakata Sakiko
Leo Morimoto as Ueda Takuro

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: 光の差す方へ ~autumn has come~ (2002-07-12)

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Ep. 2: 想い出の一夜 ~i want to die in your arms~ (2002-07-19)

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Ep. 3: 最後の晩餐 ~farewell to illusions of happiness~ (2002-07-25)

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Ep. 4: おまえを絶対守る！！ ~wedding dress for death~ (2002-08-02)

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Ep. 5: 最後の夏休み ~memory of a firefly~ (2002-08-09)

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Ep. 6: 優しすぎる嘘 ~only truth! I want~ (2002-08-16)

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Ep. 7: 最高のプレゼント ~happy birthday~ (2002-08-23)

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Ep. 8: 愛を拾いし夜 ~i believe you~ (2002-08-30)

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Ep. 9: 7億3000万の殺意 ~kill me, with love~ (2002-09-06)

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Ep. 10: 盲目の令嬢 ~money, money, money~ (2002-09-13)

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