Hero
Former delinquent turned unconventional prosecutor Kohei Kuryu shakes up the legal world with his street-smart instincts and unorthodox style, clashing with ambitious colleague Maiko Amamiya while his relentless pursuit of justice gradually transforms those around him.
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木村拓哉 HERO 2001 OP
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Kuryu Kohei is a young prosecutor who gets transferred to a division in Tokyo from Aomori. Unlike a typical prosecutor, he takes his cases seriously in a non-serious way. Together with his paralegal, Amamiya Maiko, they crack cases with his unconventional ways. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.
1.Newcomer
7.508-01-20011hKuryu 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 a...
2.Troublesome Man
7.515-01-20011hA 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 c...
3.Marry Me?
7.522-01-20011hAmamiya 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 walk...
4.A Prosecutor's Job
7.529-01-20011hA 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...
5.True Feelings
7.505-02-20011hKuryu 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 de...
6.I Like Matches
7.512-02-20011hA 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...
7.Appreciation
7.519-02-20011hA 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 Masak...
8.Medical Malpractice
7.526-02-20011hKuryu 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 do...
9.Terror Attacks
7.505-03-20011hAmamiya 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 prosecut...
10.Past Records
7.512-03-20011hA 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 co...
11.The Last Case
7.519-03-20011hDue 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...
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