The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 5/10. The series ran 5 seasons across 246 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Left at the altar after quitting her job to marry, Kaoru travels to the countryside to work at the Japanese inn and hot spring resort that her mother manages. With her daughter back, Kaoru’s mother decides to groom her to become the next manager, but this causes the woman previously in line for that position to become a jealous rival. On top of that, the rest of the staff don’t respect her and refuse to cooperate at every turn. Fighting to thwart the efforts of her rival, earning the respect of her co-workers, learning a new job and hopefully finding love along the way may be tough, but she is determined to make this her new home!
Ratings
2 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 65 ep1999 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 60 ep2000 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 54 ep2002 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 47 ep2002 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 20 ep2003 |
Cast
- Chiyo TanakaHiromi Takemoto
- Kumiko FujiyoshiYuriko Kurahara
- Miho YabeMiharu Fukikoshi
- Hiroko YamashitaNobue Sasaki
- Kazuma ShigayaShinji Otani
- Shiho FujimuraYukino Sakurai
- Takako KatouKaoru Shiina
- Minoru TanakaKenji Muto
