会社内での陰謀により職を追われ、さらに住む家や所持金全てを失い貧乏になる男・金田一二三男を主人公に、ゼロからのスタートを切り、金では買えない物に気付いていく彼の前向きな生き様と、それに感化されていく人々の姿を描いたヒューマンコメディ。ストーリーはわらしべ長者が全体のテーマとなっており、金田一が手にした物や仕事も周囲との関わりにより変化していくのも特徴。
PRICELESS Aruwake needaro Nnamon (PRICELESS: There's no such thing!) - Originally a mid-level manager with a promising future in a big corporation, the life of this elite employee changes dramatically one day. Having attracted the attention of his superiors for some reason, he is framed for a crime which he knows nothing of and forced out of the workplace. Even after that, he is assailed by a series of surprises and in one day, he loses his house, wealth and handphone until he is without a cent to his name. At his wits end, he comes to a park where he encounters two children. Learning from them how to survive even if he does not have money, he somehow weathers this crisis and discovers the truly important and priceless things in life.
