Hikkon Kazoku (Unmarried Family)

Kyosuke is a 40-year-old salaryman who thinks about his work more than anything. He's married to a former tango dancer named Hikaru who is 12 years younger than him and is getting tired of being a housewife and wants to follow her dream. Unfortunataley, Kyosuke believes that Hikaru should stay at home and this pushes her to leave him with their 8-year-old son. That's when things start to go downhill for Kyosuke who suddenly loses his job, his wife and all he has to rely on is his....ex-wife?

From the creator of the broken family drama "Age 35...Koishikute", Fumi Saimon's story about love between couples, parents, their children, mother and father and even their exes.

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STARRING: Sanada Hiroyuki, Suzuki Kyoka, Yonekura Ryoko, MAKOTO (Lucifer), Kurotani Tomoka, Izumisa Yuki, Ichinohe Nami, Izumisawa Yuuki, Uzaki Ryudo and more..
NETWORK: FUJI TV
THEME SONG: "Taste the Tears" by Amber
DURATION: July 2001 through September 2001.
REVIEWS:

When I started watching this drama, at first I was a bit hesitant because I tend to watch dramas that are more trendier or feature popular young actors but I gave this drama a try and I was so hooked! I don't really know how people will feel about this drama. Now that I'm in my thirties and family is important to me, I think this drama will really strike a chord for the businessman, the housewife and the parent. As a father, husband and having worked in uppermanagement, the things that Kyosuke goes through are feelings that I understand and thus I really identified with this drama. As for the storyline, the drama is so good but the finale was a bit questionnable, I guess for this drama it works but in reality, for those who tend to compare drama shows and reality, you will probably think the ending is to sugary. But I definitely had more fun watching this somewhat upbeat divorce/family drama than compared to the depressing "Age 35" about how divorce can wreck a family.-KNDY