Divorce Lawyer — Season 1
Takako 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 a
About this season
Takako 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.
Episodes (11)
1. Episode 1
Aired 15 April 2004 • 58 min
Together with her colleague, Takako Mamiya boldly leaves her prestigious law firm to start a new practice. But her plans fall apart on opening day.
2. Episode 2
Aired 22 April 2004 • 47 min
As her firm struggles to attract new clients, Mamiya encounters a woman at a batting cage who later shows up at her office with an unexpected request.
3. Episode 3
Aired 29 April 2004 • 47 min
After Mamiya’s former colleague asks her to handle a child custody dispute between a divorced couple, she ends up representing a 10-year-old boy.
4. Episode 4
Aired 6 May 2004 • 47 min
Despite Honda assuring a mother that her teenage son can’t marry without parental consent, the newlyweds happily show her their marriage certificate.
5. Episode 5
Aired 13 May 2004 • 46 min
After a women’s magazine annoys Mamiya by inaccurately describing her in a special feature, a reader approaches her for help regarding a stalker.
6. Episode 6
Aired 20 May 2004 • 47 min
When Yoshida visits a close friend’s stepfather, who has been hospitalized for late-stage cancer treatment, he asks for her help with creating a will.
7. Episode 7
Aired 27 May 2004 • 47 min
As Mamiya tries to help a woman formally marry her common-law husband of 30 years, the man’s daughter protests over inheritance concerns.
8. Episode 8
Aired 3 June 2004 • 47 min
When Kisaburo’s daughter faces being sued by her boss’s wife for a suspected affair, Mamiya agrees to represent her without telling Kisaburo.
9. Episode 9
Aired 10 June 2004 • 47 min
A woman wants to divorce her husband, who has been missing for nine years, and marry someone new — but a breaking news story complicates matters.
10. Episode 10
Aired 17 June 2004 • 47 min
Mamiya considers working at a major law firm, but complications arise when a woman alleging workplace sexual harassment approaches her for help.
11. Episode 11
Aired 24 June 2004 • 46 min
While struggling with reduced staff numbers, Mamiya searches for a way to fight out of court at Yuri’s request. Suddenly, inspiration strikes.