Series synopsis
Love Will Begin When Money Ends, also known as おカネの切れ目が恋のはじまり is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on TBS on September 15, 2020. It ended on October 6, 2020. It stars Mayu Matsuoka, Haruma Miura, Shohei Miura and Takumi Kitamura.
Reiko Kuki is single, works in the accounting dept. for toy manufacturer. She lives her life frugally and hardly buys stuff that is not a necessity. A year ago, she found small dishes at a secondhand store and liked them immediately. And Finally, she makes the decision to purchase it for $15. She enters the store, but sees a man and woman buying small dishes at random. The man is Keita Saruwatari. His father runs the toy company where Reiko works. Reiko happens to be the person to advise Keita a ...
Premise
Reiko Kuki is single, works in the accounting dept. for toy manufacturer. She lives her life frugally and hardly buys stuff that is not a necessity. A year ago, she found small dishes at a secondhand store and liked them immediately. And Finally, she makes the decision to purchase it for $15. She enters the store, but sees a man and woman buying small dishes at random. The man is Keita Saruwatari. His father runs the toy company where Reiko works. Reiko happens to be the person to advise Keita about money...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mayu Matsuoka as Reiko Kuki
- Haruma Miura as Keita Saruwatari
- Shohei Miura as Ken Saotomeh
- Takumi Kitamura as Jun Itagaki
- Seira Hitomi as Maria Seitoku
- Masao Kusakari as Tomihiko Saruwatari
- Midoriko Kimura as Nanako Saruwatari
- Kaho Minami as Sachi Kuki
Supporting cast
- Karen Otomo as Ruri Ushijima
- Yuuki Yagi as Hikari Samejima
- Naoki Inada as Tamotsu Inoguchi
- Yuzuru Kawai as Haruto Tsuruya
- Riho Nakamura as Mizuki Ayukawa
- First Summer Uika as Meiko Kamoshida
- Narushi Ikeda as Yoshiaki Shirato
Guest cast
- Rion Okamoto as Miyu Takeuchi
- Yuki Kaji as Shinichirō Yamaga
- Eri Murakawa as Michiru Saotome
- Kiara Minegishi as Ren Saotome
- Meu Ninomiya as Mami Eda
- Kou Tanikawa as Okada
- Hiroko Sumita as Lawyer
- Jun Matsumoto as Passerby
- Tommy as Commentator
- Junichi Tosaka as MC
- Naomi Trauden as Sayo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | September 15, 2020 | October 6, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 15, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 22, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 29, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 15, 2020 |
| Last aired | October 6, 2020 |
| Runtime | 57 minutes |
| Status | ended |