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エラいところに嫁いでしまった!

エラいところに嫁いでしまった! poster
Directed by
Katayama Osamu
Cast
Nakama Yukie, Tanihara Shosuke, Matsuzaka Keiko, Honda Hirotaro, Hiraizumi Sei, Hoshino Tomoko, Hamada Mari, Nukumizu Youichi
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
9 episodes

How it feels

A freelance writer named Kimiko marries a man named Isojiro Yamamoto. She visits his family home expecting a normal house but finds a grand traditional mansion. She struggles with her husband's excuses, a mother-in-law who wants to be friends, and the area's strange customs.

lightheartedwhimsicalcomedicchaoticfish-out-of-waterdomesticquirkyfast-paced

What happens

『エラいところに嫁いでしまった!』(エライところにとついでしまった!)は、槇村君子による日本のエッセイ。2006年に新潮社より刊行()。2007年に仲間由紀恵主演でテレビドラマ化された。 山本磯次郎と結婚したフリーライターの君子は磯次郎の実家へあいさつへ出向く。普通の家と聞いていた君子は軽い気持ちで赴くのだったが、そこは由緒ある大屋敷だった。その場しのぎの発言ばかりの夫と、君子と仲良くしたがる姑、そして地域独特の「しきたり」に君子は翻弄されていく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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