After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
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Takuya Kimura
Kohei Kuryu
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Blade of the Immortal
Takako Matsu
Maiko Amamiya
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Confessions
April Story
Nene Otsuka
Misuzu Nakamura
Known for
I Wish
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Hiroshi Abe
Mitsugu Shibayama
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Still Walking
Masanobu Katsumura
Tatsuo Egami
Known for
Sonatine
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Fumiyo Kohinata
Takayuki Suetsugu
Known for
Inuyashiki
THE DAYS
Norito Yashima
Kenji Endo
Known for
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Takuzo Kadono
Yutaka Ushimaru
Known for
Memories of Matsuko
Kiichi Nakai
Akihiko Takida
Known for
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Lee Byung-hun
Kang
Known for
Squid Game
I Saw the Devil
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Issei Gamo
Known for
Suzume
13 Assassins
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yusaku Mayuzumi
Known for
Tales from Earthsea
Tokyo Sonata
Masayuki Suzuki Director · Yasushi Fukuda Screenplay Takahiro Tsutai Cinematographer
First release September 8, 2007 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO, Fuji Television Network
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J-dream
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TOHO
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Fuji Television Network
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Toho Eizo Bijutsu
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Okinawa Television Broadcasting
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Kagoshima Television Station
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Miyazaki Telecasting
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Television Oita System
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Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions
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Television Nagasaki
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Saga Television Station
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Television Nishinippon Corporation
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Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting
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Ehime Broadcasting
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Television Shin-Hiroshima System
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Okayama Broadcasting
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San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting
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Kansai Television
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Tokai Television Broadcasting
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Fukui Television Broadcasting
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Ishikawa Television Broadcasting
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Toyama Television
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Shizuoka Telecasting
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Nagano Broadcasting System
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Niigata Sogo Television
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Fukushima Television Broadcasting
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Sakuranbo Television Broadcasting Corporation
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Akita Television
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Sendai Television
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Iwate Menkoi Television
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Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting
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Japan
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Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 8, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
October 18, 2007
Singapore
November 22, 2007
South Korea
November 1, 2007
Taiwan
November 23, 2007
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