In the early days of the Internet, a case arises from an innovative software and the developer is falsely arrested by the police. This film is based on the true story of the men who fought against the authorities to protect the future and the rights of engineers.
Acting
Higashide's twitchy, guarded brilliance as the isolated genius
Direction
Matsumoto makes server rooms feel like crime scenes
Writing
Legal jargon that somehow becomes riveting
Director
Yusaku Matsumoto
Masahiro Higashide
Isamu Kaneko
Takahiro Miura
Toshimitsu Dan
Sarutoki Minagawa
Mitsuhiro Katsura
Masato Wada
Taichi Hamasaki
Mai Kiryu
Keiko Sakurai
Dai Ikeda
Ryota Hayashi
Daichi Kaneko
Kosuke Yamamoto
Shinnosuke Abe
Reporter Matsuyama
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Seiji Isaka
Taijirō Tamura
Makoto Higa
Ikkei Watanabe
Fumiya Kitamura
Yoh Yoshida
Isamu Kaneko's sister
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Masashi Akita
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Toshiro Senba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Isamu Kaneko was tried for three years; this film condensed his decade-long legal nightmare.
Winny was Japan's Napster moment—except unlike the US, Japan criminally prosecuted the developer, not just sued him.
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