The 101st Proposal (1991)

101st Marriage Proposal is a "Beauty and the Beast" story starring Takeda Tetsuya (Virgin Road, 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei) as a down-on-his-luck man who has gone through 99 omiai (arranged dates with the intention of marriage if the date goes well). Not particularly smart, nor handsome, nor rich, he is a man who cannot lie and of course, has a heart of pure gold. On the 100th omiai, he meets Kaoru (Asano Atsuko), an extremely beautiful and talented cellist who can't forget her dead fiancee.

• First Air Date: 1991-06-30
• Last Air Date: 1991-09-16
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 12
• Episode Runtime: 47 min.
• Network: Fuji TV
• Directors: Michio Mitsuno, Toru Hayashi.