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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.

Release: 2014-12-07
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Maki Horikita
Maki Horikita
Kiriko Yanagida
Katsumi Takahashi
Katsumi Takahashi
Keiichi Abe
Yoshino Kimura
Yoshino Kimura
Michiko Kono
Nino Furuhata
Nino Furuhata
Masao Yanagida
Seiji Fukushi
Seiji Fukushi
Kenji Sugiura
Mitsuki Tanimura
Mitsuki Tanimura
Nobuko
Naomi Akimoto
Naomi Akimoto
Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada
Kenta Satoi
Kenta Satoi
Tamiyasu Cho
Tamiyasu Cho
David Ito
David Ito
Yûko Itô
Yûko Itô
Denden
Denden
Lawyer Sasaki
Ikkei Watanabe
Ikkei Watanabe
Oya
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Mamoru Taoka
Kippei Shiina
Kippei Shiina
Kinzo Otsuka