Elite lawyer crashes into divorce court chaos with the world's worst team—what could go wrong?
45 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestTakako Mamiya is a lawyer who quits her job at a prestigious law firm and establishes her own office. She confidently sets out to build her business, but soon her former firm is putting up obstacles and interfering, causing Takako's employees and clients to drift away. She finally puts together a new staff consisting of a college student who knows little about the law, a girl who applied for the job in hopes of meeting a rich guy, a hard-nosed lawyer, and a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet. Takako reluctantly handles divorce cases with her incompetent crew. For an elite lawyer like her, divorce cases are the most boring and unrewarding cases that exist. Through clashing with her employees and clients, Takako soon becomes a very mature and tough lawyer. "Divorce Lawyer" also tells the story of how difficult it is to judge love and relationships in legal terms.
Acting
Yuki Amami's ice queen thaw is *chef's kiss* perfection.
Writing
Divorce cases that actually say something about love vs. contracts.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
2004 Japan saw a wave of workplace dramas featuring female professionals; this one quietly pushed back against the 'devoted career woman' trope by letting Takako be genuinely insufferable at times.
Yuki Amami reportedly did her own legal research and found actual divorce lawyers who confirmed the show's cases were, depressingly, realistic.
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