Matrimonial Chaos - Saikou no Rikon

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Drama: Matrimonial Chaos (English title) / Best Divorce (literal title)
Romaji: Saikou no Rikon
Japanese: 最高の離婚
Director: Rieko Miyamoto, Michiko Namiki, Ryo Miyawaki
Writer: Yuji Sakamoto
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 11
Release Date: January 10 - March 21, 2013
Runtime: Thursday 22:00-22:54
TV Ratings: 11.8% (weekly average)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Drama series depicts the love and marriage of two 30 something couples.

Ordinary salaryman Kousei (Eita]) works for a company which installs vending machines. He complains about his marriage life while at the dentist office. Kousei doesn't do his job well and he is also sick. He isn't happy at all. His biggest problem is his wife Yuna (Machiko Ono), who has the complete opposite personality from Kousei .They have been married 2 years.

Yuna is bright and easy-going. Kousei doesn't know if he loves Yuna or not, but he thinks her personality meshes with his. At this time, Kousei meets Akari (Yoko Maki), his ex-girlfriend from his university days. Akari works as an assistant at the College of Fine Arts and married Ryo (Go Ayano).

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Related titles:
1. Matrimonial Chaos | Saikou no Rikon (Fuji TV / 2013)
2. Matrimonial Chaos Special 2014 | Saikou no Rikon Special 2014 (Fuji TV / 2014)
3. Matrimonial Chaos | Choigoui Ihon (KBS2 / 2018)

Cast



Eita	Machiko Ono	Yoko Maki	Go Ayano	Miwako Ichikawa
Mitsuo Hamasaki	Yuka Hamasaki	Akari Uehara	Ryo Uehara	Tomoyo Seta



Satoru Matsuo	Yuriko Ono	Serina	Masako Miyaji	Kaoru Yachigusa
Tsuguo Seta	Chihiro Arimura	Nana Ueno	Satoko Yahagi	Aiko Hamasaki

Additional Cast Members:

Hatsuho Tani - Honoka Morita
Masataka Kubota - Junnosuke Hatsushima
Hajime Aoki - Tada (ep.1,3,9-11)
Sogen Tanaka - restaurant staff (ep.1-2,5,9,11)
Guts Ishimatsu - Takehiko Hoshino (ep.2,8,11)
Yoko Oshima - Keiko Hoshino (ep.2,11)
Kazuki Namioka - Tamura (ep.2)
Girolamo Panzetta - himself (ep.2)
Eiko Otani - Shiori Mitsunaga (ep.2,4)
Masahiro Kobayashi - Kenji Hoshino (ep.2,11)
Kyoko Izumi - ep.2, 11
Keiji - Keisuke Omura (ep.3)
Ryoko Yuui - Aki Hino (ep.3,5-6)
Asuka Ono - convenience store employee (ep.3)
Maki Shinta - Kaho Hatsushima (ep.4)
Takeo Gozu - food cart owner (ep4,10)
Hatsuo Yamaya - Kabata (ep.4-5,9,11)
Kaoru Hirata - Minori (ep.5)
Seiji Miyane - Ramen shop owner (ep.6)
Haruka Kubo - hairdresser (ep.9)
Yuki Sato - Tatsuya Tsunami (ep.10)
Noriko Iriyama - Miki Sato (ep.10)
Oolong ta Yoshida - maid cafe manager (ep.10)
Saya Kazuki - group date member (ep.10)
Sayoko - group date member (ep.10)
Eito Suda - Daisuke Sato (ep.10)
Moga Mogami - idol (ep.10-11)
Nemu Yumemi - idol (ep.10-11)
Mirin Furukawa - idol (ep.10-11)
Eimi Naruse - idol (ep.10-11)
Ayane Fujisaki - idol (ep.10-11)
Risa Aizawa - idol (ep.10-11)
Hajime Yamazaki - Shuichi Hamasaki (ep.11)
Yoko Asaji - Kiyoe Hamasaki (ep.11)
Saburo Tokito - takoyaki vendor (ep.11)
Takayuki Hirata

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Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	01/10/2013	13.5%
02	01/17/2013	11.0%
03	01/24/2013	10.8%
04	01/31/2013	12.3%
05	02/07/2013	11.3%
06	02/14/2013	12.1%
07	02/21/2013	11.7%
08	02/28/2013	12.9%
09	03/07/2013	10.7%
10	03/14/2013	10.6%
11	03/21/2013	12.7%
Average		11.8%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

prim Jan 06 2018 2:23 pm Absolutely loved this drama! The plot is different in a very good way and it as thoroughly acted out through out the series. And the script!! Ohmygoodness, the script was execellent! There are a lot of conversations that really moved me. I took a lot of screenshots and screen recordings. The scriptwriter is a genius. Yuka-chan is my favorite character. She had the best lines and I really felt where she's coming from. She made me cry, actually. T_T I rooted for Yuka and Mitsuo really hard. Excellent performance for all the cast. Again, I recommend this drama to you, yes you, who are reading this comment right now. You won't regret it. It isn't your cliché romcom drama. It is so much more than that. Watch now!

Shanshan Dec 12 2016 12:01 pm I searched online for reviews but I couldn't find the one that touched me as much as the drama. When I try to write something myself, I find it is so difficult to put my feelings and emotions into exact words. I kind of find myself in the wife. Her laziness, struggle, lack of self-confidence etc. but also her love her the husband. Daily life is full of expected and unexpected struggles, difficulty, and happiness. It is even more challenging in getting along well than dealing with cheating spouse. It's a journey with so many questions. I cried in episode 4 for the fight which sounded like what we have experienced and episode 9 when the wife felt hurt seeing the husband and ex-girlfriend lighted the old flame. It's the drama which could present common people's real life and struggle. I really love it! (I agreed that people say that when we watch Britain/US drams, we think they're professional and good. But when I watch Asian drams, I feel I am one of them. )

bluelysia Jul 24 2016 2:46 am This drama depicts reality of marriage life with some humour and superb conversation. While watching, I feel like there is real Mitsuo and Yuka somewhere in Japan LOL.

ayanosuke01 Mar 06 2016 9:53 am I love this drama! It had me laughing out loud, and crying my heart's out~ The story is really good, it really makes you reflect upon the different faces of love, and the challenges of being in a relationship. The actors are superb, the soundtrack is lovely~ I think this should be a must-see for those who are about to get married, so they could "watch and learn" from the characters' mistakes, and hopefully have a successful marriage themselves ;)

Nieya Mar 04 2016 9:33 pm I love love this Dorama. One of the best romantic comedy Dorama. the chemistry between Eita with and Machiko One are amazing.no wonder they won best actor and best supporting actress award.

vie Dec 22 2015 4:36 am as much as I love this drama, I can't understand Yuko pov, I don't think she understand how hard her husband struggle in everyday lives, she always think that she suffer more than him without even saw what he did, at least he actually see her each morning before she wakes up and didn't bother her sleep. It takes my patience but later episode kinda make her pay for it. It's relationship, I don't get she suddenly just ruin it all without having a proper conversation while her small contribution still accepted by her husband. The other couple is really interesting cause they show love with really unique perspective but still what need to happen still need to happen normally, I love this series, I like it but I still can't grasp yuko than any other character

Moataz Seada May 09 2015 8:40 am Screenwriter of this is GENIUS,if you're in a relationship, you'll feel deeply touched, and it will inspire you to search for connecting bridges, other than differences.

athenapiss Mar 03 2015 6:50 am This drama is really good but just don't watch the special episode. It doesn't wrap things up it just confused you more and I think I would rate the drama less with the special. Just stop at the last episode and forget the special episode exist you'll thank me.

akira43 Dec 12 2013 7:18 pm loved this drama so much... the cast did a amazing job. Mitsuo was the "kind of hard to believe" type of character but Eita someway managed to make it feel natural, he was just awesome it was a very enjoyable drama got me laughing all the time (had to pause the video so I could laugh without missing anything) even when the scenes were "serious"... highly recommended Masakata Kubata is missing in the cast :(

yumi Aug 23 2013 10:48 pm Eita and Ono Machiko have a TON of chemistry in this drama. Their acting is superb. It's interesting to observe the sensitivity and dynamics of a marriage and how small things can either make it or break it. Best drama of the year so far

jb Jul 15 2013 9:01 pm why does hamasaki need to go to the dentist so often. Lol

Mai Jan 25 2013 9:35 am Started watching and loving it already. Also Akari reminds me of Ueno Juri a bit :P

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