Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai

Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai (Japanese: 佐々木夫妻の仁義なき戦い) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on the TBS network from January 20 to March 23, 2008. The series consists of 10 episodes and explores the professional and personal lives of a married couple who are both practicing lawyers.

Plot

The series centers on Norimichi Sasaki, a lawyer characterized by his methodical and inflexible nature, and his wife, Ritsuko Sasaki, who is portrayed as big-hearted and earthy. Despite their shared profession, their contrasting personalities frequently lead to intense arguments, often involving legal terminology even in their private domestic life. The show utilizes a comedic tone to depict the challenges they face in their marriage and their legal careers.

Production and Broadcast

The drama was directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa and Jun Nasuda, with a screenplay written by Yoshiko Morishita. It was broadcast in the 21:00–21:54 time slot on TBS. The series achieved an average weekly television rating of 11.1% during its run.

Cast

The main cast includes:

Goro Inagaki as Norimichi Sasaki
Koyuki as Ritsuko Sasaki
Keisuke Koide as Hajime Sakuraba
Wakana Sakai as Megumi Suzuki
Arata Furuta as Tetsuo Inoki
Masahiko Nishimura as Kiyoshi Chono
Makoto Fujita as Keiichiro Baba
Kyoko Enami as Yutoko Sasaki