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Pro Bono

Pro Bono

2010•1h 54m
TV MovieCrimeMystery

The prominent lawyer Kinya Ohtsuka looks over the case of the falsely indicted man who was sentenced to life imprisonment and then committed suicide while incarcerated. One year ago, the prominent lawyer rebuffed the efforts of Kiriko Yanagida to represent her brother. Kiriko Yanagida now works as a hostess in Tokyo while planning revenge on those responsible for her brother's imprisonment.

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Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ichikawa Ebizo XI

Ichikawa Ebizo XI

Kinya Ohtsuka

Saki Aibu

Saki Aibu

Kiriko Yanagida

Takahiro Azuma

Takahiro Azuma

Keiichi Abe

Noriko Aota

Noriko Aota

Noriko Masuda

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Nishimoto

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Detective

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Sawaki

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