Pro Bono

Pro Bono

109 mins | Dec. 7, 2014

A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.

Pro Bono

109 mins | Dec. 7, 2014

Pro Bono
A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.
Producers tv asahi
Original title 霧の旗
Directors Meiji Fujita
Writers Taeko Asano, Seicho Matsumoto

Cast

Maki Horikita

as Kiriko Yanagida

Katsumi Takahashi

as Keiichi Abe

Yoshino Kimura

as Michiko Kono

Niino Furuhata

as Masao Yanagida

Seiji Fukushi

as Kenji Sugiura

Mitsuki Tanimura

as Nobuko

Denden

as Lawyer Sasaki

Isao Hashizume

as Mamoru Taoka

Kippei Shiina

as Kinzo Otsuka