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The Tiger and Her Wings
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The Tiger and Her Wings

2024-04-01 · 15 min / episode · ★ 8.5

Drama

In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume Tomoko, gains nationwide attention as one of the first female lawyers in the country. However, after facing wartime Japan’s harsh realities and losing everything, she becomes a judge with her legal knowledge and dedicates herself to establishing the family court. She stands passionately for the hardships that politics and economics cannot solve.

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NHK
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Japan
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Ended

Top Cast

Sairi ItoSairi ItoInotsume Tomoko
Yuriko IshidaYuriko IshidaInotsume Haru
Takashi OkabeTakashi OkabeInotsume Naokoto
Taiga NakanoTaiga NakanoSada Yuzo
Misato MoritaMisato MoritaHanae Inotsume
Machiko OnoMachiko OnoNarration (voice)
Kaoru KobayashiKaoru KobayashiHodaka Shigechika
Kenichi MatsuyamaKenichi MatsuyamaKatsuraba Toichiro
Shusaku KamikawaShusaku KamikawaInotsume Naomich
Shiori DoiShiori DoiYone Yamada
Yuki SakuraiYuki SakuraiRyōko Sakuragawa
Kami HiraiwaKami HiraiwaUmeko Ōba
Ha Yeon-sooHa Yeon-sooChoi Hyang-suk
Takanori IwataTakanori IwataSatoru Hanaoka
Junki TozukaJunki TozukaTaichi Todoroki

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