Pro Bono (2014)
A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.
Director:
Meiji Fujita
Writer:
Taeko Asano
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Maki Horikita as Kiriko Yanagida |
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Katsumi Takahashi as Keiichi Abe |
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Yoshino Kimura as Michiko Kono |
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Nino Furuhata as Masao Yanagida |
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Seiji Fukushi as Kenji Sugiura |
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Mitsuki Tanimura as Nobuko |
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Naomi Akimoto as |
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Mari Hamada as |
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Kenta Satoi as |
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Tamiyasu Cho as |
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David Ito as |
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Yûko Itô as |
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Denden as Lawyer Sasaki |
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Ikkei Watanabe as Oya |
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Isao Hashizume as Mamoru Taoka |
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Kippei Shiina as Kinzo Otsuka |
| Sound | Kan Sawada | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Seicho Matsumoto | Original Story |
| Writing | Taeko Asano | Screenplay |
| Directing | Meiji Fujita | Director |
| Editing | Takashi Tominaga | Editor |