Divorce Lawyer (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, Divorce Lawyer is a drama series.

What it’s about. 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. 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.

Who’s in it. Divorce Lawyer stars Yuki Amami as Takako Mamiya, Tetsuji Tamayama as Daisuke Honda, Kuranosuke Sasaki as Toshifumi Yanagida and Rie Mimura as Kaori Yoshida, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Divorce Lawyer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Divorce Lawyer page.

If you liked it. Fans of Divorce Lawyer tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.