The Van Gogh Downstairs

Overview

Kaburagi Miyako is a 30-year-old "career-oriented" woman working for a major cosmetics company with an annual salary of over 10 million yen. Miyako is suddenly inspired by a painting and aims to study at the Tokyo University of the Arts to fulfill her dream of becoming a painter. Miyako enrolls into an art prep school while balancing her work. There, she meets Taira Shintaro, a talented young man who keeps failing to get into an art college.

Network

• TBS

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Sumire

  Miyako Kaburagi

  8 eps

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  Fuju Kamio

  Shintaro Taira

  8 eps

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  Minami

  Akiyo Watanuki

  8 eps

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  Momoko Tanabe

  Kiiro Natsume

  8 eps

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