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Killing for the Prosecution
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Killing for the Prosecution

2018-08-24 · 124 min · ★ 6.3

Mystery · Drama · Crime · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Masato Harada
Production companies
TOHO, J Storm, Toho Pictures
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takuya KimuraTakuya KimuraTakeshi Mogami
Kazunari NinomiyaKazunari NinomiyaKeiichiro Okino
Yuriko YoshitakaYuriko YoshitakaSaho Tachibana
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeToshinari Suwabe
Takehiro HiraTakehiro HiraKazuki Tanno
Norito YashimaNorito YashimaSeiji Odajima
Koji OhkuraKoji OhkuraShiro Yumioka
Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiYuma Shirakawa
Hirona YamazakiHirona YamazakiNanako Mogami
Kenichi YajimaKenichi YajimaSusumu Takashima
Midoriko KimuraMidoriko KimuraSakurako
Sei AshinaSei AshinaDriver
Takuma OtooTakuma OtooChidori
Yoshi SakōYoshi SakōShigeo Matsukura
Yasumasa ObaYasumasa ObaNaoyuki Maekawa
Ayumi TanidaAyumi TanidaKiminari Aoto
Yoshiaki KamedaYoshiaki KamedaMizuno Hizov
Masaki MiuraMasaki MiuraKensuke Funaki
Kenji AnanKenji AnanDetective Tanabe
Miou TanakaMiou TanakaTakaaki Koike

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