- 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
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 meshi 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 (Gou Ayano).
Notes
- Related titles:
- Matrimonial Chaos | Saikou no Rikon (Fuji TV / 2013)
- Matrimonial Chaos Special 2014 | Saikou no Rikon Special 2014 (Fuji TV / 2014)
Cast
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| Eita | Machiko Ono | Yoko Maki | Gou Ayano | Miwako Ichikawa |
| Mitsuo Hamasaki | Yuka Hamasaki | Akari Uehara | Ryo Uehara | Tomoyo Seta |
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| 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
- 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)
- 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
