Two divorce lawyers who couldn't be more different—she's ice, he's chaos, and the courtroom's on fire.
"Northern Wind and the Sun "as a set of divorce trials of a lawyer of exactly opposite style.
Acting
Haru's restrained precision against Okada's loose energy
Writing
Divorce cases mirror the leads' own friction
Director
Noriyoshi Sakuma
Haru
Fuka Sakuragawa
Masaki Okada
Yota Kojitani
Yusuke Yamamoto
Masaharu Hara
Rio Uchida
Mayuko Omura
Ryohei Otani
Koichiro Isohata
Umika Kawashima
Kyoko
Takeo Nakahara
Yasuzo Hara
Hitomi Takahashi
Hisako Hara
Mamiko Ito
Midori
Erika Asakura
Sanae
Norito Yashima
Naomichi Shibayama
Midoriko Kimura
Shoko
Masachika Ichimura
Rokuro
Yoichi Nukumizu
Ogaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Aesop's fable—clever for a show about persuasion styles where force versus warmth determines victory.
TV movie served as backdoor pilot; Haru and Okada's chemistry led to full series 'Legal V' the following year.
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