Hero

Overview

Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have.

Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt.

Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.

Episodes

Newcomer

S01E01 Newcomer

January 8, 2001 9.0 60 min
Kuryu Kohei is a newcomer prosecutor from Aomori of the Tokyo Prosecutor's Office. Upon his transfer, he is immediately put in charge of a corruption case involving a congressman and an underwear theft. His new...
Troublesome Man

S01E02 Troublesome Man

January 15, 2001 9.0 60 min
A man falls to his death during a fight that involves a politician's son. As the prosecutor in charge, Kuryu investigates the case while his other work had to be delegated to his colleagues. Tired...
Marry Me?

S01E03 Marry Me?

January 22, 2001 9.0 60 min
Amamiya and Egami drink at a bar while talking about relationships. They encounter a couple fighting over something. Drunk Amamiya confronts the couple and Kuryu who is nearby walks over to stop her from interfering...
A Prosecutor's Job

S01E04 A Prosecutor's Job

January 29, 2001 9.0 60 min
A female university student is murdered by her stalker. The suspect, Oyamada Shuji, is hospitalized but he soon flees, resulting in the risk of the Tokyo Prosecutor's Office losing face, and even Egami's job. Meanwhile,...
True Feelings

S01E05 True Feelings

February 5, 2001 9.0 60 min
Kuryu and Amamiya investigate an affair that resulted in the husband slashing the wife with a kitchen knife. Back in the office, an uproar is caused by a rumor of an affair of a detective,...
I Like Matches

S01E06 I Like Matches

February 12, 2001 9.0 60 min
A judo practitioner, Yasuda, is prosecuted for stabbing and killing an off-duty patrol officer. Kuryu senses that something is fishy since it doesn't make sense for someone with a high rank in judo to carry...
Appreciation

S01E07 Appreciation

February 19, 2001 9.0 60 min
A new paralegal, Masaki, arrives to replace Amamiya as she is working for two prosecutors at once. Endo and Suetsugu are tiring of how they are being treated at work and join Masaki in opening...
Medical Malpractice

S01E08 Medical Malpractice

February 26, 2001 9.0 60 min
Kuryu meets his old fling, Tatsumi Eriko, who is coincidently hired as the defense attorney for the same medical malpractice case he's working on. Later, he finds out that she's doing all sorts of things...
Terror Attacks

S01E09 Terror Attacks

March 5, 2001 9.0 60 min
Amamiya encounters a dangerous situation on the way to work. Unbeknownst to her, it is the beginning of serial attacks towards her. Furthermore, an unknown man attacks the prosecutor's office keeping everyone uneasy to go...
Past Records

S01E10 Past Records

March 12, 2001 9.0 60 min
A news reporter, Enomoto Yuki, is the target of an attack from an unknown man where Kuryu decides not to prosecute the suspect. She publicizes the story, but the suspect ends up committing suicide. The...
The Last Case

S01E11 The Last Case

March 19, 2001 9.0 60 min
Due to the criticisms Kuryu received from the press, he is ordered to be transferred to Ishigaki Island in ten days. His last case revolves around a security guard who was murdered in a stadium....

Cast

Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Kohei Kuryu(久利生 公平)
Bokuzo Masana
Bokuzo Masana
Syuji Ido(井戸 秀二)
Takuzô Kadono
Takuzô Kadono
Yutaka Ushimaru
Masanobu Katsumura
Masanobu Katsumura
Tatsuo Egami(江上 達夫)
Norito Yashima
Norito Yashima
Kenji Endo(遠藤 賢司)
Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata
Takayuki Suetsugu(末次 隆之)
Katsuya
Katsuya
Keita Kosugi
Keiko Kitagawa
Keiko Kitagawa
Chika Asagi(麻木 千佳)
Hajime Okayama
Hajime Okayama
Otsuka
Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
Masashi Tamura
Gaku Hamada
Gaku Hamada
Daisuke Uno
Yutaka Matsushige
Yutaka Matsushige
Kenzaburo Kawajiri

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