Hero

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Masayuki Suzuki

Writers

Yasushi Fukuda

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

8 September 2007

Ensemble

Cast

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  Takuya Kimura

  Kohei Kuryu

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  Takako Matsu

  Maiko Amamiya

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  Nene Otsuka

  Misuzu Nakamura

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  Hiroshi Abe

  Mitsugu Shibayama

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  Masanobu Katsumura

  Tatsuo Egami

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  Fumiyo Kohinata

  Takayuki Suetsugu

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  Norito Yashima

  Kenji Endo

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  Takuzo Kadono

  Yutaka Ushimaru

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  Kiichi Nakai

  Akihiko Takida

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  Lee Byung-hun

  Kang

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  Matsumoto Hakuō II

  Issei Gamo

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  Teruyuki Kagawa

  Yusaku Mayuzumi