Series synopsis
Divorce Chaser, also known as 慰謝料弁護士〜あなたの涙、お金に変えましょう〜 is a Japanese comedy drama romance television series that premiered on Nippon News Network on January 10, 2014. It ended on March 28, 2014. It stars Seminosuke Murasugi, Naomi Watanabe, Jun Miho and Akiko Yada.
Hakamada Yukio is a competent, mysterious lawyer who only handles settlement cases because of past experiences. Although his scathing words get on clients’ nerves, his primary consideration is their welfare. His philosophy that “love is something that can never be bought with money. But if a client is able to have genuine resolve, I’ll certainly get the compensation and give the push for a fresh start” is the basis for the problems that he solves one after another.
Premise
Hakamada Yukio is a competent, mysterious lawyer who only handles settlement cases because of past experiences. Although his scathing words get on clients’ nerves, his primary consideration is their welfare. His philosophy that “love is something that can never be bought with money. But if a client is able to have genuine resolve, I’ll certainly get the compensation and give the push for a fresh start” is the basis for the problems that he solves one after another.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Seminosuke Murasugi as Fumiya
- Naomi Watanabe as Unemoto Kurumi
- Jun Miho as Tayama Yoshio
- Akiko Yada as Kurasawa Nanae
- Naoki Tanaka as Hakamada Yukio
- Chisun as Togawa Yuko
- Nana Yamada as Sara Mizutani
Guest cast
- Akiko Hinagata as Kiyomi Kotera
- Seiko Ando as Kanai Saeko
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 10, 2014 | March 28, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Plays a stupid woman, give me 10 million The case of Kurasawa Kanae (Housewife), who is a homemaker aspiring to become a manga illustrator. Her husband is in charge of finances; he forces her to make do with an oppressively low allowance. In the shadows he refers to her as “the dumb woman,” and from day to day she is forced to endure cold verbal abuse. And then, Kanae’s husbands illicit affair is brought to light ... |
January 10, 2014 |
| 2 |
Strikes back! W affair trail of cheating housewife A beautiful homemaker Kodera Kiyomi is vexed by her cheating husband. While she is out gathering evidence of her husband’s affair, she comes to the realization of double-adultery. As a woman, she cannot bring herself to forgive Togawa Yuko who has a happy family of her own. Due to Hakamada’s legal counsel, she decides to sue Yuko for compensation, even while Yuko denies the illicit affair. |
January 17, 2014 |
| 3 |
Middle aged divorce...bitter resentment of long-standing housewife Saionji Fumiko (Housewife) had already decided to divorce her senior citizen husband, one year ago; she had to endure his moral harassment for decades. She has been saving up money from teaching flower-arrangement class, and has enough for the separation, to go live on her own. Her husband is a university professor, and his illicit affair with one of his students gets exposed. |
January 24, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon News Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2014 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2014 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |