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One Half of a Married Couple (2021)

  • Drama
  • 30 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • ★ 7.0/10 from 1 ratings

Aya Nakayama (Manami Higa) is a 32-year-old housewife and she has been happily married for 2 years. To other people, Aya Nakayama and her husband look like the perfect married couple. One day, Aya Nakayama sees a message from a strange woman on her husband’s cellphone. She wonders if her husband is having an affair. She also remembers that she and her husband have not been intimate in the last two months. Aya Nakayama begins to find other evidence of her husband having an affair.

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    Tokyo Girl

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    2016 · 20 min · Drama

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    The story follows Aya from the time she moves to Tokyo at age 23 up until she turns 40. Aya has to adjust to the different values and perceptions of the big city as she struggles with challenging situations. We get to follow Aya’s move from one neighborhood to another as she maneuvers her career and love life.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  2. 02

    My Husband: That Girl's Lover

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    2023 · 30 min · Drama · Mystery

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    A devoted wife suspects her husband of having an affair and teams up with the lover’s spouse to break them apart, but their scheme takes an unexpected turn when she begins a secret affair of her own and falls for the very man who was supposed to be her ally.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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    Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning

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    2018 · 50 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Saionji Hajime is the perfect butler and he works for a madame who is elegant. The madame is full of curiosity and has a pure personality. Hajime began to work for the madame before her husband died and they share a deep level of trust. One day, they face murder case. The madame holds doubts about the murder case. Hajime uses his great reasoning powers in an attempt to solve the mystery.

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    • shared network: TV Tokyo
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  4. 04

    Fishbowl Wives

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    Due to an accident, Sakura Hiraga gave up on her dream. She is now married and her husband runs a hair salon. They live in a luxurious penthouse apartment. Her life seems glamorous and she is envied by everyone. What everyone does not know is that Sakura Hiraga is abused physically and verbally by her husband. She is unable to leave her situation. Sakura Hiraga considers herself a goldfish in a fishbowl. One day, due to a goldfish, she meets a man.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  5. 05

    Rikon Bengoshi Spider

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    2024 · Drama

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    Moral harassment, economic domestic violence, infidelity, a devilish prenuptial agreement—there’s as much drama as there are married couples, and everyone, to some extent, harbors worries, complaints, and secrets about their partner. A thrilling legal entertainment show dedicated to all those troubled by married life - let the show begin!

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    • strong story and style similarity
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  6. 06

    My Husband Won't Fit

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    2019 · 35 min · Drama

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    Kumiko and Kenichi meet in college and build a happy marriage together. But over time, an unusual problem threatens to destroy their relationship.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: married couple
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    The Recipe for a Happy Marriage

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    2022 · 25 min · Drama

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    Nishina Shiho, is a young mother and raises her child while working as a writer at home. Although she enjoys her life and has a perfect husband, she is troubled by her lack of sex with her husband, Kosuke, who has ED. Due to this, Kosuke suggests that they attend a "couple exchange party", where couples change their partners for various reasons.

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    When It Rains, It Pours

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    2025 · 25 min · Drama

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    Trapped in unfulfilling relationships, two coworkers find unexpected intimacy through secret messages that challenge everything they believe about love.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    Suzuki Sensei

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    2011 · Drama

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    Akira Suzuki is the home room teacher for 2-A. After graduating from college Akira did not work for 3 years. Instead, he spent his time thinking about ways to solve problems once he works as a teacher. Because of this, Akira has a knack to solve problems and the principle trusts him. Mr. Suzuki always listens to his students' problems and gives them creative solutions. Due to this, Mr. Suzuki is popular among the students. Meanwhile, Akira dates Asami who works at a travel agency. They met through a blind date. Akira often talks to Asami about troubles that occur at school.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: TV Tokyo
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