Mother Strikes Back (Cantonese) - 婆媳大鬥法
Description:
婆媳關係是亙古不變的家庭難題,小如一個結,大則一場劫,困擾著一代代已婚婦女,連身兼兒子、丈夫雙重身份的「一家之主」也常束手無策。家庭主婦水澤麻子(黑木瞳飾),結婚二十多年來,一直生活在家姑的威嚴下,吞下無數委屈,終於盼到家姑過世,以為可以從此過好日子。可惜好景不常,過了兩年舒心日子,自己便要「榮升」家姑! 因為麻子的兒子水澤優太(郭智博飾)與女友李里香(相武紗季飾)突然宣佈結婚。

麻子明白做人兒媳婦的難處,所以打算當個好家姑,與李里香和平共處。豈料外表開朗、隨和的李里香,言行卻總帶著幾分詭異,令麻子不禁懷疑她的來歷。此時,水澤家的鄰居、公務員福本章介離奇失蹤,事件引起警方的高度關注,而麻子又意外發現李里香收藏著章介的名片,李里香與章介的關係令麻子疑惑。麻子想找兒子、丈夫水澤博行(石田純一飾)商量此事,二人卻不予理會。為了保護自己的家庭,她唯有獨自展開調查,揭開李里香的真面目!

Asako Mizusawa (Hitomi Kuroki)suffers from her mother-in-law's abuse. Finally, her mother-in-law diesand Asako is relieved of her nightmare like existence. Two years later,her only son Yuta (Tomohiro Kaku) wants to marry Ririka (Saki Aibu). Asako and her husband Hiroyuki (Junichi Ishida)oppose their marriage. As a condition for their acceptance, Asako asks to live with them. Asako thinks Ririka will say no and give up marrying her son, but Ririka accepts the condition. Yuta and Ririka finally marry.

On the day Yuta and Ririka come back from their honeymoon, Asako doesn't know how to deal with them. Her husband Hiroyuki has yet to comehome. Asako and Ririka begin to drink and they talk about Asako's deceaesd mother-in-law and her husband Hiroyuki's affair. While talking,they become comfortable and familiar with each other.

The next morning, Asako wakes up and learns that Ririka has already prepared breakfast. Asako happens to overhear a conversation from Ririka. Asako feels she can't trust Ririka anymore. A missing person case occurs with one of their neighbors. Detectives then arrive at their home.