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Shikei Kijun

Film2011114 min

Directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani

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Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the famous lawyer Kojiro Otomo who advocates the abolition of the death penalty, and the public prosecutor Mariko Nagase studied law together. Each have their own thoughts about the death penalty. One day, Otomo’s wife is murdered by someone. Shinzo Sabae who is resentful of a lawsuit that Otomo had been in charge of, is arrested as a suspect. Otomo reverses the stance he had had until now and seeks the death penalty against Sabae. This prompts Mito to make the decision to become a lawyer and stand in the court. However, the first case Mito takes charge of is the defence of Sabae, who murdered the wife of his good friend, Otomo…Read moreLess

Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the famous lawyer Kojiro Otomo who advocates the abolition of the death penalty, and the public prosecutor Mariko Nagase studied law together. Each have their own thoughts about the death penalty. One day, Otomo’s wife is murdered by someone. Shinzo Sabae who is resentful of a lawsuit that Otomo had been in charge of, is arrested as a suspect. Otomo reverses the stance he had had until now and seeks the death penalty against Sabae. This prompts Mito to make the decision to become a lawyer and stand in the court. However, the first case Mito takes charge of is the defence of Sabae, who murdered the wife of his good friend, Otomo…

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Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the famous lawyer Kojiro Otomo who advocates the abolition of the death penalty, and the public prosecutor Mariko Nagase studied law together. Each have their own thoughts about the death penalty. One day, Otomo’s wife is murdered by someone. Shinzo Sabae who is resentful of a lawsuit that Otomo had been in charge of, is arrested as a suspect. Otomo reverses the stance he had had until now and seeks the death penalty against Sabae. This prompts Mito to make the decision to become a lawyer and stand in the court. However, the first case Mito takes charge of is the defence of Sabae, who murdered the wife of his good friend, Otomo…

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Cast & crew

Koji YamamotoKoji YamamotoYusuke Mito
Yukiyoshi OzawaYukiyoshi OzawaKojiro Otomo
Naho TodaNaho TodaMariko Nagase
Kotomi KyonoKotomi KyonoNoriko Iijima
Yoshimasa KondoYoshimasa KondoWataru Togane
Kenichi YajimaKenichi YajimaGoro Takaishi
Yuriko HirookaYuriko HirookaToshiko Togane
Jiro SatoJiro SatoTakeshi Hoshino
Kei YamamotoKei YamamotoKosuke Mito
Akio KanedaAkio KanedaRyusuke Ishimaru
Ken MitsuishiKen MitsuishiKazuho Karita
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Director of Photography
Yōichi Shiga
Original Music Composer
Yu Takami
Screenplay
Mitsuru Tanabe