Pro Bono (2010)
Overview
The prominent lawyer Kinya Ohtsuka looks over the case of the falsely indicted man who was sentenced to life imprisonment and then committed suicide while incarcerated. One year ago, the prominent lawyer rebuffed the efforts of Kiriko Yanagida to represent her brother. Kiriko Yanagida now works as a hostess in Tokyo while planning revenge on those responsible for her brother's imprisonment.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.854 |
Directed By
Akihiko Shigemitsu
TOP CAST
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Kinya Ohtsuka
Saki Aibu
Kiriko Yanagida
Takahiro Azuma
Keiichi Abe
Noriko Aota
Noriko Masuda
Hirotaro Honda
Nishimoto
Naomasa Musaka
Detective
Kiichi Nakai
Sawaki
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