A lawyer who only takes rich clients gets framed for murder—karma's a beautiful thing.
Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestWicked lawyer Shirai Shinnosuke, who goes for profitable cases only, gets a case asking him to retrieve a famous painting stolen by the criminal of a robbery and murder case. While negotiating with the criminal without the police's knowledge, he gets the painting back but ends up being framed as the criminal instead. In order to clear his name, Shirai works with police officer Sotogawa (Koike Keisuke) and Nakano Hitomi the general affairs department of Metropolitan Police Department to overcome the crisis.
Acting
Koji Yamamoto's smug-to-desperate arc is *chef's kiss*
Writing
Tight plotting where every lie Shirai tells becomes a trap
Direction
Hayato Kawai's cold blue Tokyo feels genuinely lawless
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Koji Yamamoto reportedly studied with actual defense attorneys in Tokyo's Minato ward to nail Shirai's arrogant body language. The show's 'black chapter' title refers to both Shirai's legal black book and the untraceable police files he exploits.
Released during Japan's 2017 debate on prosecutor ethics, the series sparked minor controversy for making its corrupt lawyer protagonist weirdly sympathetic—critics called it 'dangerous timing,' which probably helped ratings.
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