

Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.
Acting
Kimura's volcanic stillness vs. Ninomiya's desperate puppy eyes.
Direction
Harada turns fluorescent-lit offices into psychological battle zones.
Writing
The screenplay weaponizes professional courtesy as dramatic tension.

Director
Masato Harada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film critiques Japan's 99.9% conviction rate, where prosecutors become celebrities and justice becomes theater. Mogami embodies the toxic 'super prosecutor' archetype real Japanese media once celebrated.
Takuya Kimura and Kazunari Ninomiya are both J-pop legends from rival agencies—casting them as mentor-protégé was a media event. Their real-life generational rivalry bleeds into every tense scene.
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