A kid with a fear of heights 'jumps' between rooftops? Yeah, nobody's buying that story.
Kazuhiko Kogure, who is a 2nd grade student in middle school, falls off from one of the school's rooftop. There were other male students on the roof when Kazuhiko Kogure fell off. According to the other students there, Kazuhiko Kogure tried to jump to another school building, but missed. Fortunately, Kazuhiko Kogure only fractured his leg and ribs. According to Kazuhiko Kogure's mother Hidemi, the school insists it was students playing around and did not involve bullying. Hidemi though, doesn't believe it, because Kazuhiko Kogure has a fear of heights. Hidemi goes to see attorney Machiko Mayuzumi and Machiko decides to take her case, but she asks for fellow attorney Kensuke Komikado's help. Meanwhile, the school hires attorney Teshigahara Isao.
Acting
Masato Sakai's gloriously unhinged, motor-mouth performance as Komikado.
Writing
Sharp dialogue that weaponizes loopholes and moral hypocrisy.
Direction
Tight courtroom sequences balanced with chaotic office comedy.
Director
Junichi Ishikawa
Masato Sakai
Kensuke Komikado
Yui Aragaki
Machiko Mayuzumi
Katsuhisa Namase
Choichiro Miki
Eiko Koike
Kimie Sawachi
Junnosuke Taguchi
Ranmaru Kaga
Nana Eikura
Minami Fujii
Hirosue Ryoko
Toshiko Beppu
Kinya Kitaoji
Isao Teshigawara
Kōtarō Satomi
Hattori
Keiko Horiuchi
Hidemi Kogure
Masato Yano
Takao Ide
Karin Ono
Yumiko Abe
Takayuki Kinoshita
Tanuma Kokichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The SP directly addresses Japan's notorious 'ijime' bullying epidemic and schools' institutional reflex to suppress scandal. Kogure's fear of heights functions as narrative proof the system manufactures convenient lies.
Masato Sakai reportedly improvised several of Komikado's rapid-fire courtroom rants, with director Junichi Ishikawa keeping cameras rolling. The famous 'money dance' celebration was entirely his invention.
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